State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Ohio vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Ohio, $64,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,840
- p25
- $50,040
- p75
- $85,890
- p10
- $41,540
- p90
- $121,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.