State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Texas, $65,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 57.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.7%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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%
Texas
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $65,160
- p25
- $50,480
- p75
- $85,370
- p10
- $39,840
- p90
- $109,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
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.