State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Louisiana
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Louisiana, $60,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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%
Louisiana
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,470
- p25
- $49,490
- p75
- $77,890
- p10
- $38,640
- p90
- $98,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.