State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Maryland
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Maryland, $79,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.9%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+1.4%
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%
Maryland
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,560
- p25
- $58,600
- p75
- $108,160
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $147,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.