State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: California vs Wyoming
Public Relations Specialists in California earn a median of $85,030. In Wyoming, $67,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
+26%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
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%
Wyoming
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,490
- p25
- $60,160
- p75
- $80,980
- p10
- $50,430
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.