State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Iowa, $120,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.8% — not 63.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.7%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+30.8%
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%
Iowa
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $120,730
- p25
- $95,430
- p75
- $149,190
- p10
- $74,040
- p90
- $194,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.