State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Georgia vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Georgia, $74,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.4%
Georgia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $74,710
- p25
- $58,700
- p75
- $99,260
- p10
- $38,460
- p90
- $133,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
Maryland
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $104,330
- p25
- $77,020
- p75
- $140,670
- p10
- $59,560
- p90
- $165,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.