State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Tennessee
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Tennessee, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.1% — not 77.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.2%
Maryland vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+55.1%
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
Tennessee
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $47,120
- p75
- $78,900
- p10
- $38,720
- p90
- $100,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.