State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Nebraska, $61,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.3% — not 66.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.3%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+36.3%
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%
Nebraska
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,780
- p25
- $50,250
- p75
- $78,870
- p10
- $41,490
- p90
- $93,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.