State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Mississippi
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Mississippi, $54,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.6% — not 92.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.6%
Maryland vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+59.6%
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
Mississippi
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $54,180
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $63,770
- p10
- $25,820
- p90
- $85,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.