State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Tennessee, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 68.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.7%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
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%
Tennessee
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $47,320
- p75
- $79,210
- p10
- $37,450
- p90
- $98,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.