State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Rhode Island, $70,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.5% — not 84.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.2%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+71.5%
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
Rhode Island
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $70,190
- p25
- $56,180
- p75
- $84,170
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $130,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.