State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In New Mexico, $68,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 49.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.5%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+25.5%
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 Mexico
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $68,700
- p25
- $53,540
- p75
- $89,670
- p10
- $43,080
- p90
- $123,110
- 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.