State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Kansas, $129,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 52.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.3%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+24.8%
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%
Kansas
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $129,760
- p25
- $102,280
- p75
- $159,550
- p10
- $83,430
- p90
- $196,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.