State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Massachusetts, $79,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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%
Massachusetts
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,660
- p25
- $61,410
- p75
- $107,220
- p10
- $51,710
- p90
- $139,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.