State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs New Hampshire
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In New Hampshire, $71,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.1% — not 45.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.2%
Maryland vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+44.1%
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
New Hampshire
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $71,830
- p25
- $50,750
- p75
- $98,550
- p10
- $43,200
- p90
- $132,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.