State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Iowa vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Iowa, $62,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
-28%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,970
- p25
- $49,040
- p75
- $81,450
- p10
- $38,890
- p90
- $104,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.