State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Rhode Island, $77,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.4%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $77,540
- p25
- $63,310
- p75
- $102,280
- p10
- $47,750
- p90
- $129,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.