State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Illinois, $131,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 49.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.7%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $197,600
- p25
- $142,020
- p75
- $296,830
- p10
- $117,350
- p90
- $346,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
Illinois
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $131,990
- p25
- $98,400
- p75
- $169,640
- p10
- $75,730
- p90
- $221,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.