State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In North Carolina, $63,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.2% — not 63.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.9%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+47.2%
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
North Carolina
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $63,660
- p25
- $47,940
- p75
- $83,360
- p10
- $42,180
- p90
- $117,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.