State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Public Relations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $176,340. In Washington, $159,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.6%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $176,340
- p25
- $132,210
- p75
- $234,080
- p10
- $106,880
- p90
- $312,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
Washington
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $159,440
- p25
- $128,760
- p75
- $198,500
- p10
- $104,500
- p90
- $255,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.