State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Pennsylvania, $57,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.8% — not 78.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.8%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+58.8%
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%
Pennsylvania
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $57,460
- p25
- $45,930
- p75
- $77,480
- p10
- $32,810
- p90
- $102,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.