State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Virginia
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Virginia, $85,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.7%
Maryland vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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
Virginia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,000
- p25
- $64,730
- p75
- $104,000
- p10
- $44,190
- p90
- $131,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.