State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: North Dakota vs Virginia
Public Relations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $176,340. In North Dakota, $114,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.3%
North Dakota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $114,110
- p25
- $99,190
- p75
- $150,150
- p10
- $77,350
- p90
- $167,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.