State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In West Virginia, $82,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.3% — not 139.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+139.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+95.3%
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%
West Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $82,380
- p25
- $62,390
- p75
- $103,570
- p10
- $59,300
- p90
- $161,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.