State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Massachusetts, $171,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+10.8%
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%
Massachusetts
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $171,740
- p25
- $121,570
- p75
- $215,490
- p10
- $93,220
- p90
- $315,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.