State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In North Carolina, $67,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.1%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,230
- p25
- $51,530
- p75
- $89,990
- p10
- $39,840
- p90
- $136,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.