State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Pennsylvania, $77,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 67%.
Nominal pay gap
+67%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+48.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $129,300
- p25
- $100,320
- p75
- $158,020
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $172,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $77,410
- p25
- $54,030
- p75
- $102,480
- p10
- $40,270
- p90
- $178,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.