State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: North Carolina vs Virginia
Public Relations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $176,340. In North Carolina, $132,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
-25%
North Carolina vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $176,340
- p25
- $132,210
- p75
- $234,080
- p10
- $106,880
- p90
- $312,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.