State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Michigan vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Michigan, $65,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.3%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $65,300
- p25
- $50,160
- p75
- $86,770
- p10
- $38,560
- p90
- $117,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.