State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Michigan
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Michigan, $61,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.7% — not 68.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.8%
Maryland vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+54.7%
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
Michigan
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $61,800
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $68,510
- p10
- $35,530
- p90
- $81,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.