State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs New York
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In New York, $81,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.7%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
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 York
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $81,250
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $107,920
- p10
- $51,730
- p90
- $157,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.