State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Arizona, $66,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.1%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $66,710
- p25
- $52,580
- p75
- $85,950
- p10
- $45,080
- p90
- $111,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.