State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Maryland vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Maryland, $79,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
-9%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,560
- p25
- $58,600
- p75
- $108,160
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $147,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.