State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Vermont
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Vermont, $94,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.5%
Maryland vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
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
Vermont
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $94,430
- p25
- $79,920
- p75
- $107,590
- p10
- $73,290
- p90
- $132,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.