State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs New Mexico
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In New Mexico, $68,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
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%
New Mexico
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $68,700
- p25
- $53,540
- p75
- $89,670
- p10
- $43,080
- p90
- $123,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.