State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Kansas, $64,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 58.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.4%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+29.9%
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%
Kansas
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,860
- p25
- $50,540
- p75
- $83,430
- p10
- $39,820
- p90
- $105,500
- 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.