State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In West Virginia, $64,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
+62%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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
West Virginia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,410
- p25
- $47,530
- p75
- $72,340
- p10
- $24,340
- p90
- $103,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.