State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Utah
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Utah, $64,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.3% — not 61.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.7%
Maryland vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+52.3%
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
Utah
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,530
- p25
- $53,800
- p75
- $86,240
- p10
- $36,260
- p90
- $101,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.