State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In South Carolina, $62,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 28.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.3%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,730
- p25
- $49,150
- p75
- $92,560
- p10
- $38,920
- p90
- $143,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.