State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In South Dakota, $64,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.2%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $64,520
- p25
- $55,990
- p75
- $83,480
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $102,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.