State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Kansas
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Kansas, $64,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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%
Kansas
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,860
- p25
- $50,540
- p75
- $83,430
- p10
- $39,820
- p90
- $105,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.