State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Ohio, $64,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+33.8%
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%
Ohio
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,840
- p25
- $50,040
- p75
- $85,890
- p10
- $41,540
- p90
- $121,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.