State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Georgia, $73,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23% — not 40.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.4%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+23%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Georgia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $73,200
- p25
- $56,150
- p75
- $98,060
- p10
- $43,590
- p90
- $128,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.