State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Kentucky, $60,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.8%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
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%
Kentucky
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,150
- p25
- $47,920
- p75
- $77,670
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $103,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.