State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In West Virginia, $64,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.5% — not 100.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.7%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+63.5%
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
West Virginia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,410
- p25
- $47,530
- p75
- $72,340
- p10
- $24,340
- p90
- $103,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.