State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Missouri, $114,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 72.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.3%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+42.3%
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%
Missouri
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $114,710
- p25
- $91,070
- p75
- $156,470
- p10
- $74,350
- p90
- $203,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.