State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In New York, $180,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.2%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
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%
New York
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $180,880
- p25
- $139,410
- p75
- $233,530
- p10
- $108,180
- p90
- $323,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +6%
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.