State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Florida vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Florida, $63,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $63,660
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $83,190
- p10
- $37,000
- p90
- $115,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
Washington
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $87,470
- p25
- $71,140
- p75
- $111,890
- p10
- $60,760
- p90
- $136,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.