State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs South Dakota
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In South Dakota, $64,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
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 Dakota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,520
- p25
- $55,990
- p75
- $83,480
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $102,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.