State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Nebraska
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Nebraska, $65,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 59.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.4%
Maryland vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+36.7%
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
Nebraska
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,470
- p25
- $55,290
- p75
- $77,260
- p10
- $44,230
- p90
- $93,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.