State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Illinois
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Illinois, $76,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.6% — not 11.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.3%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+0.6%
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%
Illinois
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $76,380
- p25
- $59,400
- p75
- $102,950
- p10
- $47,690
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.