State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Wisconsin, $64,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 72% — not 100.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.9%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+72%
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
Wisconsin
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,370
- p25
- $51,710
- p75
- $77,220
- p10
- $47,410
- p90
- $90,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.