State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Iowa vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Iowa, $61,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 41.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.5%
Iowa vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-30.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $61,010
- p25
- $50,280
- p75
- $69,220
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $88,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.