State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In West Virginia, $56,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29% — not 54.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.2%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+29%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $56,730
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $72,240
- p10
- $39,720
- p90
- $103,380
- 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.