State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Illinois vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Illinois, $76,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 12.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.7%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $76,380
- p25
- $59,400
- p75
- $102,950
- p10
- $47,690
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.