State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Public Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,740. In Virginia, $80,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
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%
Virginia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,380
- p25
- $60,610
- p75
- $111,600
- p10
- $46,840
- p90
- $162,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.