State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Maryland vs Wyoming
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Wyoming, $49,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 85.5% — not 110.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+110.1%
Maryland vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+85.5%
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
Wyoming
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $49,650
- p25
- $41,560
- p75
- $57,600
- p10
- $41,170
- p90
- $66,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.