State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Utah
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Utah, $62,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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%
Utah
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,670
- p25
- $49,920
- p75
- $89,190
- p10
- $41,410
- p90
- $119,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.