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State comparison · 2025

Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont

Occupation

Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Vermont, $94,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 36.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
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
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

Vermont

Writers and Authors

Median
$94,430
p25
$79,920
p75
$107,590
p10
$73,290
p90
$132,810
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.0
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.