State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Vermont vs Washington
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Vermont, $66,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.5%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $66,060
- p25
- $54,080
- p75
- $80,880
- p10
- $45,330
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.