State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Oregon vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Oregon, $74,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $74,900
- p25
- $55,970
- p75
- $100,330
- p10
- $45,190
- p90
- $123,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.