State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: Virginia vs West Virginia
Public Relations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $176,340. In West Virginia, $82,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 89.5% — not 114.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+114.1%
Virginia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+89.5%
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%
West Virginia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $82,380
- p25
- $62,390
- p75
- $103,570
- p10
- $59,300
- p90
- $161,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.