State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Idaho vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Idaho, $61,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.1%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,110
- p25
- $45,400
- p75
- $84,070
- p10
- $36,580
- p90
- $101,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.