State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Mississippi
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Mississippi, $59,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.2%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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%
Mississippi
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $59,810
- p25
- $46,220
- p75
- $77,910
- p10
- $38,630
- p90
- $96,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.