State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Indiana vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Indiana, $75,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Indiana vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-18.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $75,820
- p25
- $59,080
- p75
- $90,590
- p10
- $51,640
- p90
- $128,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.