State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Hawaii
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Hawaii, $63,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.3% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+32.3%
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%
Hawaii
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $63,880
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $42,070
- p90
- $104,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.