State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Connecticut, $84,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-12.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $84,990
- p25
- $62,160
- p75
- $122,400
- p10
- $51,410
- p90
- $162,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.