State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Wisconsin
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Wisconsin, $67,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
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%
Wisconsin
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,240
- p25
- $56,830
- p75
- $83,430
- p10
- $44,790
- p90
- $105,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.