State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In California, $167,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-15.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $167,980
- p25
- $125,550
- p75
- $222,310
- p10
- $97,800
- p90
- $300,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +21%
District of Columbia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $197,600
- p25
- $142,020
- p75
- $296,830
- p10
- $117,350
- p90
- $346,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.