State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Idaho
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Idaho, $61,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 39.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.1%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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%
Idaho
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,110
- p25
- $45,400
- p75
- $84,070
- p10
- $36,580
- p90
- $101,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.