State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Oregon
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Oregon, $80,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.5%
Maryland vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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
Oregon
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $52,620
- p75
- $104,010
- p10
- $46,180
- p90
- $158,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.