State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Georgia
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Georgia, $73,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
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%
Georgia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $73,200
- p25
- $56,150
- p75
- $98,060
- p10
- $43,590
- p90
- $128,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.