State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In South Carolina, $51,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 112.3% — not 149%.
Nominal pay gap
+149%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+112.3%
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
South Carolina
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $51,920
- p25
- $41,610
- p75
- $76,330
- p10
- $38,210
- p90
- $91,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.