State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Vermont, $66,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.7% — not 55.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.5%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+38.7%
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%
Vermont
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $66,060
- p25
- $54,080
- p75
- $80,880
- p10
- $45,330
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.