State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In New Mexico, $68,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $68,700
- p25
- $53,540
- p75
- $89,670
- p10
- $43,080
- p90
- $123,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.