State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Illinois, $68,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.6%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-31.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $68,220
- p25
- $43,440
- p75
- $97,280
- p10
- $41,830
- p90
- $134,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.