State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Oregon, $74,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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%
Oregon
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $74,900
- p25
- $55,970
- p75
- $100,330
- p10
- $45,190
- p90
- $123,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.