State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
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
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
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.