State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs New Jersey
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In New Jersey, $81,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.9%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
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
New Jersey
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $81,590
- p25
- $60,610
- p75
- $103,120
- p10
- $49,770
- p90
- $128,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.