State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Rhode Island
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Rhode Island, $77,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.3% — not 9.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.7%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+1.3%
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%
Rhode Island
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $77,540
- p25
- $63,310
- p75
- $102,280
- p10
- $47,750
- p90
- $129,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.