State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Louisiana, $60,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.9%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,470
- p25
- $49,490
- p75
- $77,890
- p10
- $38,640
- p90
- $98,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.