State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Ohio
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Ohio, $65,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.9% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
Maryland vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+39.9%
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
Ohio
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,930
- p25
- $55,680
- p75
- $81,060
- p10
- $40,190
- p90
- $101,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.