State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: New York vs North Carolina
Public Relations Managers in New York earn a median of $180,880. In North Carolina, $132,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $180,880
- p25
- $139,410
- p75
- $233,530
- p10
- $108,180
- p90
- $323,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +6%
North Carolina
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $132,280
- p25
- $103,700
- p75
- $173,020
- p10
- $79,320
- p90
- $229,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.