State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Tennessee
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Tennessee, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.6%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Tennessee
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $47,320
- p75
- $79,210
- p10
- $37,450
- p90
- $98,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.