State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: New York vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In New York, $81,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.1%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $81,250
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $107,920
- p10
- $51,730
- p90
- $157,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.