State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Minnesota
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Minnesota, $72,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Maryland vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
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
Minnesota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $72,810
- p25
- $61,970
- p75
- $86,390
- p10
- $50,700
- p90
- $103,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.