State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Colorado, $80,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,680
- p25
- $64,090
- p75
- $105,190
- p10
- $51,710
- p90
- $139,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $102,740
- p25
- $78,200
- p75
- $149,120
- p10
- $64,260
- p90
- $202,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.