State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Nebraska
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Nebraska, $61,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.6%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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%
Nebraska
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,780
- p25
- $50,250
- p75
- $78,870
- p10
- $41,490
- p90
- $93,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.