State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Public Relations Managers in New York earn a median of $180,880. In West Virginia, $82,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 82.1% — not 119.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+119.6%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+82.1%
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%
West Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $82,380
- p25
- $62,390
- p75
- $103,570
- p10
- $59,300
- p90
- $161,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.