State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Indiana vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Indiana, $64,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.8%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,900
- p25
- $51,700
- p75
- $83,480
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $105,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.