State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Washington
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Washington, $85,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
Washington
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,700
- p25
- $65,330
- p75
- $109,000
- p10
- $50,600
- p90
- $129,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.