State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Louisiana vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Louisiana, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
Louisiana vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+2.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $55,860
- p75
- $105,970
- p10
- $29,740
- p90
- $114,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.