State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Michigan
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Michigan, $65,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
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%
Michigan
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $65,300
- p25
- $50,160
- p75
- $86,770
- p10
- $38,560
- p90
- $117,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.