State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Missouri
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Missouri, $61,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 39.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.1%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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%
Missouri
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,130
- p25
- $47,700
- p75
- $78,220
- p10
- $38,490
- p90
- $102,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.