State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Maine
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Maine, $62,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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%
Maine
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,450
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $79,940
- p10
- $38,890
- p90
- $100,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.