State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs North Dakota
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In North Dakota, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.9% — not 105.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.1%
Maryland vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+73.9%
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 Dakota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $47,480
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $83,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.