State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In New York, $81,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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 York
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $81,250
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $107,920
- p10
- $51,730
- p90
- $157,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.