State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Illinois, $76,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+22.4%
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%
Illinois
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $76,380
- p25
- $59,400
- p75
- $102,950
- p10
- $47,690
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.