State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Texas, $69,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.2% — not 84.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.7%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+63.2%
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
Texas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $69,990
- p25
- $53,950
- p75
- $96,260
- p10
- $49,070
- p90
- $125,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.