State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Arkansas, $65,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.7%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-20%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $65,000
- p25
- $49,980
- p75
- $96,060
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $137,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.