State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Oklahoma, $64,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 58.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.3%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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%
Oklahoma
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,920
- p25
- $49,730
- p75
- $88,610
- p10
- $39,380
- p90
- $113,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- 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.