State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Rhode Island, $70,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.8% — not 48.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.6%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+44.8%
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
Rhode Island
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $70,190
- p25
- $56,180
- p75
- $84,170
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $130,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.