State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Virginia
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Virginia, $80,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 5.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.8%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
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%
Virginia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,380
- p25
- $60,610
- p75
- $111,600
- p10
- $46,840
- p90
- $162,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.