State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Nevada
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Nevada, $63,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.5% — not 63.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.2%
Maryland vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+55.5%
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
Nevada
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $63,910
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $74,940
- p10
- $40,560
- p90
- $83,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.