State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Alabama, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $82,360
- p10
- $39,320
- p90
- $111,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $102,740
- p25
- $78,200
- p75
- $149,120
- p10
- $64,260
- p90
- $202,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.