State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In South Dakota, $64,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 59.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.2%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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%
South Dakota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,520
- p25
- $55,990
- p75
- $83,480
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $102,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.