State wages ยท Cost of living
Public Relations Specialists pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $97,800. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $88,990. Georgia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($69,780).
National median
$69,780
Highest state median
$97,800
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$88,990
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $57,760Higher: $88,990Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $97,800 | +40.2% | 109.901 | $88,990 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $83,620 | +19.8% | 103.61 | $80,710 | 2 |
| Washington | $85,500 | +22.5% | 107.013 | $79,900 | 3 |
| Virginia | $77,800 | +11.5% | 101.104 | $76,950 | 4 |
| Utah | $75,700 | +8.5% | 98.864 | $76,570 | 5 |
| Delaware | $75,540 | +8.3% | 99.808 | $75,690 | 6 |
| Georgia | $72,800 | +4.3% | 96.293 | $75,600 | 7 |
| Wyoming | $69,670 | -0.2% | 92.691 | $75,160 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $66,660 | -4.5% | 88.959 | $74,930 | 9 |
| Colorado | $77,120 | +10.5% | 103.052 | $74,840 | 10 |
| Arkansas | $64,520 | -7.5% | 86.937 | $74,210 | 11 |
| California | $81,490 | +16.8% | 110.72 | $73,600 | 12 |
| South Dakota | $65,000 | -6.9% | 88.586 | $73,380 | 13 |
| New York | $78,510 | +12.5% | 107.921 | $72,750 | 14 |
| New Mexico | $65,770 | -5.7% | 92.212 | $71,320 | 15 |
| Rhode Island | $72,770 | +4.3% | 102.28 | $71,150 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $75,230 | +7.8% | 105.757 | $71,130 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $75,640 | +8.4% | 108.805 | $69,520 | 18 |
| Louisiana | $61,150 | -12.4% | 88.207 | $69,330 | 19 |
| Maryland | $72,690 | +4.2% | 104.959 | $69,260 | 20 |
| Alabama | $61,160 | -12.4% | 88.823 | $68,860 | 21 |
| Kansas | $61,910 | -11.3% | 90.068 | $68,740 | 22 |
| Missouri | $62,230 | -10.8% | 90.817 | $68,520 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $64,380 | -7.7% | 94.095 | $68,420 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $59,990 | -14.0% | 87.843 | $68,290 | 25 |
| Iowa | $59,490 | -14.7% | 87.762 | $67,790 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $70,570 | +1.1% | 104.165 | $67,750 | 27 |
| Ohio | $62,560 | -10.3% | 92.774 | $67,430 | 28 |
| Alaska | $68,910 | -1.2% | 102.359 | $67,320 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $63,280 | -9.3% | 94.326 | $67,090 | 30 |
| Indiana | $61,110 | -12.4% | 93.329 | $65,480 | 31 |
| Nevada | $65,280 | -6.4% | 99.979 | $65,290 | 32 |
| Minnesota | $64,110 | -8.1% | 98.621 | $65,010 | 33 |
| South Carolina | $60,550 | -13.2% | 93.749 | $64,590 | 34 |
| Kentucky | $58,150 | -16.7% | 90.159 | $64,500 | 35 |
| Arizona | $64,800 | -7.1% | 100.677 | $64,360 | 36 |
| Illinois | $63,590 | -8.9% | 99.958 | $63,620 | 37 |
| Michigan | $61,060 | -12.5% | 96.217 | $63,460 | 38 |
| Mississippi | $54,790 | -21.5% | 86.953 | $63,010 | 39 |
| Texas | $61,100 | -12.4% | 97.057 | $62,950 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $56,430 | -19.1% | 90.103 | $62,630 | 41 |
| Oregon | $64,580 | -7.5% | 103.361 | $62,480 | 42 |
| Montana | $58,630 | -16.0% | 94.645 | $61,950 | 43 |
| Tennessee | $56,200 | -19.5% | 91.87 | $61,170 | 44 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,260 | -15.1% | 97.572 | $60,730 | 45 |
| Idaho | $57,690 | -17.3% | 95.494 | $60,410 | 46 |
| Maine | $57,700 | -17.3% | 97.05 | $59,450 | 47 |
| Florida | $60,210 | -13.7% | 103.414 | $58,220 | 48 |
| West Virginia | $52,080 | -25.4% | 89.497 | $58,190 | 49 |
| Vermont | $56,770 | -18.6% | 97.958 | $57,950 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.