State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Nevada
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Nevada, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.2%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+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%
Nevada
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $53,450
- p75
- $93,120
- p10
- $44,710
- p90
- $120,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.