State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Alaska, $70,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.8% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.8%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $70,050
- p25
- $61,680
- p75
- $91,920
- p10
- $45,140
- p90
- $117,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.