State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In North Carolina, $132,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 49.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.4%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
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%
North Carolina
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $132,280
- p25
- $103,700
- p75
- $173,020
- p10
- $79,320
- p90
- $229,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.