State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Nebraska, $61,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $61,780
- p25
- $50,250
- p75
- $78,870
- p10
- $41,490
- p90
- $93,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.