State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs South Carolina
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In South Carolina, $62,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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%
South Carolina
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,730
- p25
- $49,150
- p75
- $92,560
- p10
- $38,920
- p90
- $143,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.