State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Massachusetts
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Massachusetts, $85,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.4%
Maryland vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+23.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Massachusetts
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,260
- p25
- $67,770
- p75
- $108,030
- p10
- $58,910
- p90
- $138,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.