State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Michigan, $65,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.7% — not 57.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.3%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+37.7%
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%
Michigan
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $65,300
- p25
- $50,160
- p75
- $86,770
- p10
- $38,560
- p90
- $117,290
- 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.