State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In North Dakota, $70,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 19.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.7%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $70,280
- p25
- $57,240
- p75
- $85,980
- p10
- $47,980
- p90
- $100,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.