State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In Tennessee, $127,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.7% — not 55.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.1%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+29.7%
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%
Tennessee
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $127,390
- p25
- $92,940
- p75
- $163,130
- p10
- $58,420
- p90
- $192,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- 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.