State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Florida
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Florida, $63,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+24.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $85,030
- p25
- $64,460
- p75
- $121,180
- p10
- $49,550
- p90
- $160,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Florida
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $63,660
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $83,190
- p10
- $37,000
- p90
- $115,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.