State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: New York vs Texas
Public Relations Managers in New York earn a median of $180,880. In Texas, $126,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 42.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.8%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
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%
Texas
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $126,670
- p25
- $99,340
- p75
- $171,650
- p10
- $78,400
- p90
- $220,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.