State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Nevada vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Nevada, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.6%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $53,450
- p75
- $93,120
- p10
- $44,710
- p90
- $120,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.