State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Michigan, $117,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.7% — not 67.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.6%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+46.7%
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%
Michigan
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $117,900
- p25
- $91,340
- p75
- $164,630
- p10
- $70,680
- p90
- $213,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.