State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Oregon
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Oregon, $74,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 13.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.5%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+6%
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%
Oregon
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $74,900
- p25
- $55,970
- p75
- $100,330
- p10
- $45,190
- p90
- $123,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- 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.