State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Missouri
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Missouri, $58,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.2% — not 79.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.4%
Maryland vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+55.2%
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
Missouri
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,140
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $77,570
- p10
- $42,000
- p90
- $98,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.