State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In New Mexico, $115,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.8% — not 71.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.4%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+43.8%
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%
New Mexico
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $115,260
- p25
- $86,180
- p75
- $150,810
- p10
- $77,160
- p90
- $200,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.