State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Iowa, $62,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 63.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.2%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+30.3%
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%
Iowa
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,970
- p25
- $49,040
- p75
- $81,450
- p10
- $38,890
- p90
- $104,700
- 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.