State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: Iowa vs Virginia
Public Relations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $176,340. In Iowa, $120,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.5%
Iowa vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $120,730
- p25
- $95,430
- p75
- $149,190
- p10
- $74,040
- p90
- $194,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $176,340
- p25
- $132,210
- p75
- $234,080
- p10
- $106,880
- p90
- $312,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.