State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Wisconsin
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Wisconsin, $64,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.3% — not 62.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.1%
Maryland vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+45.3%
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
Wisconsin
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,370
- p25
- $51,710
- p75
- $77,220
- p10
- $47,410
- p90
- $90,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.