State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Tennessee, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.4%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $47,320
- p75
- $79,210
- p10
- $37,450
- p90
- $98,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- 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.