State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Minnesota, $68,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 49.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.7%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+34.3%
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%
Minnesota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $68,620
- p25
- $54,880
- p75
- $89,500
- p10
- $42,220
- p90
- $111,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.