State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs West Virginia
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In West Virginia, $56,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.9%
California vs West Virginia
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%
West Virginia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $56,730
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $72,240
- p10
- $39,720
- p90
- $103,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.