State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs North Carolina
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In North Carolina, $67,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+7.7%
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%
North Carolina
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,230
- p25
- $51,530
- p75
- $89,990
- p10
- $39,840
- p90
- $136,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.