State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In New Jersey, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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%
New Jersey
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $58,410
- p75
- $105,030
- p10
- $49,820
- p90
- $138,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.