State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Oklahoma
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Oklahoma, $58,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.4% — not 77.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.5%
Maryland vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+48.4%
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
Oklahoma
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,770
- p25
- $43,640
- p75
- $76,950
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $98,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.