State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs New Jersey
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In New Jersey, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.1%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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%
New Jersey
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $58,410
- p75
- $105,030
- p10
- $49,820
- p90
- $138,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.