State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Maryland, $149,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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%
Maryland
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $149,380
- p25
- $113,100
- p75
- $198,340
- p10
- $82,180
- p90
- $282,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.