State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Minnesota
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Minnesota, $68,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.4% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.9%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+10.4%
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%
Minnesota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $68,620
- p25
- $54,880
- p75
- $89,500
- p10
- $42,220
- p90
- $111,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- 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.