State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Rhode Island, $156,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $156,080
- p25
- $108,380
- p75
- $201,360
- p10
- $83,400
- p90
- $252,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.