State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Wyoming, $49,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 119.7% — not 160.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+160.4%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+119.7%
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
Wyoming
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $49,650
- p25
- $41,560
- p75
- $57,600
- p10
- $41,170
- p90
- $66,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.