State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Pennsylvania, $77,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
Maryland vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $77,410
- p25
- $54,030
- p75
- $102,480
- p10
- $40,270
- p90
- $178,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.