State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Wisconsin, $67,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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%
Wisconsin
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,240
- p25
- $56,830
- p75
- $83,430
- p10
- $44,790
- p90
- $105,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.