State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Public Relations Managers in New York earn a median of $180,880. In Pennsylvania, $118,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.6% — not 53.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.2%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+38.6%
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%
Pennsylvania
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $118,050
- p25
- $88,450
- p75
- $153,950
- p10
- $68,890
- p90
- $206,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.