State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In New Jersey, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 8.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.4%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $58,410
- p75
- $105,030
- p10
- $49,820
- p90
- $138,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.