State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Vermont
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Vermont, $66,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.7%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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%
Vermont
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $66,060
- p25
- $54,080
- p75
- $80,880
- p10
- $45,330
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.