State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Massachusetts
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Massachusetts, $79,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
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%
Massachusetts
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,660
- p25
- $61,410
- p75
- $107,220
- p10
- $51,710
- p90
- $139,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.