Public Relations Specialists Salary

Median Salary
$74,750
per year
Hourly Rate
$35.94
per hour
Employment
283,380
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$44,110
25th percentile
$56,260
Median
$74,750
75th percentile
$100,370
90th percentile
$135,150

💰 Public Relations Specialists Salary by State

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$57K
$103K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$102,740+37.4%
Washington$87,470+17.0%
California$85,030+13.8%
Connecticut$84,990+13.7%
New York$81,250+8.7%
Colorado$80,680+7.9%
Virginia$80,380+7.5%
New Jersey$80,130+7.2%
Massachusetts$79,660+6.6%
Maryland$79,560+6.4%
Rhode Island$77,540+3.7%
Illinois$76,380+2.2%
Delaware$76,120+1.8%
Oregon$74,900+0.2%
Nevada$73,840-1.2%
New Hampshire$73,280-2.0%
Georgia$73,200-2.1%
North Dakota$70,280-6.0%
Alaska$70,050-6.3%
New Mexico$68,700-8.1%
Minnesota$68,620-8.2%
Wyoming$67,490-9.7%
Wisconsin$67,240-10.0%
North Carolina$67,230-10.1%
Arizona$66,710-10.8%
Vermont$66,060-11.6%
Michigan$65,300-12.6%
Texas$65,160-12.8%
Arkansas$65,000-13.0%
Oklahoma$64,920-13.2%
Indiana$64,900-13.2%
Kansas$64,860-13.2%
Ohio$64,840-13.3%
South Dakota$64,520-13.7%
Hawaii$63,880-14.5%
Montana$63,780-14.7%
Florida$63,660-14.8%
Iowa$62,970-15.8%
South Carolina$62,730-16.1%
Utah$62,670-16.2%
Maine$62,450-16.5%
Nebraska$61,780-17.4%
Alabama$61,710-17.4%
Missouri$61,130-18.2%
Idaho$61,110-18.2%
Tennessee$60,900-18.5%
Louisiana$60,470-19.1%
Kentucky$60,150-19.5%
Mississippi$59,810-20.0%
Pennsylvania$57,460-23.1%
West Virginia$56,730-24.1%

🏙️ Public Relations Specialists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,620+57.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$103,030+37.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,520+37.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$101,680+36.0%
Lexington Park, MD$99,960+33.7%
Napa, CA$98,190+31.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,000+28.4%
El Centro, CA$93,100+24.5%
Bloomington, IL$91,630+22.6%
New Haven, CT$91,530+22.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$89,640+19.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$87,830+17.5%
Salem, OR$87,740+17.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$85,650+14.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,990+13.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$84,990+13.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$84,470+13.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$84,130+12.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$83,390+11.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$83,180+11.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,930+10.9%
Yuba City, CA$81,650+9.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,440+8.9%
Rapid City, SD$81,330+8.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$81,240+8.7%
Boulder, CO$81,180+8.6%
Carson City, NV$81,000+8.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$80,700+8.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,610+7.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$79,860+6.8%
Vallejo, CA$79,590+6.5%
Salinas, CA$78,960+5.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$78,920+5.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,450+4.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,380+4.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,110+4.5%
Jackson, MI$77,860+4.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,710+4.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$77,570+3.8%
Fayetteville, NC$77,500+3.7%
Merced, CA$77,380+3.5%
Bellingham, WA$77,320+3.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,210+3.3%
Yakima, WA$77,150+3.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,050+3.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$77,010+3.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,010+3.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$76,970+3.0%
Dover, DE$76,740+2.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$76,690+2.6%
Modesto, CA$76,610+2.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$76,600+2.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,580+2.4%
Charlottesville, VA$76,580+2.4%
Walla Walla, WA$76,360+2.2%
Peoria, IL$76,150+1.9%
Reno, NV$75,840+1.5%
Bismarck, ND$75,770+1.4%
Richmond, VA$75,730+1.3%
Worcester, MA$75,610+1.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$75,550+1.1%
Dalton, GA$75,500+1.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$75,190+0.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$75,090+0.5%
Rochester, MN$74,830+0.1%
Visalia, CA$74,780+0.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$74,660-0.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,610-0.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$74,390-0.5%
Lawton, OK$73,920-1.1%
Redding, CA$73,920-1.1%
Warner Robins, GA$73,920-1.1%
Chico, CA$73,890-1.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$73,890-1.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$73,840-1.2%
Huntsville, AL$73,810-1.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$73,780-1.3%
Pittsfield, MA$73,720-1.4%
Albuquerque, NM$73,640-1.5%
Madison, WI$73,510-1.7%
Columbus, OH$73,280-2.0%
Green Bay, WI$73,090-2.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$73,050-2.3%
Fresno, CA$72,870-2.5%
Elmira, NY$72,630-2.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$72,610-2.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,390-3.2%
Bend, OR$72,000-3.7%
Rochester, NY$71,740-4.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$71,560-4.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$71,550-4.3%
Anchorage, AK$71,510-4.3%
Salisbury, MD$71,490-4.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$71,190-4.8%
Springfield, IL$71,110-4.9%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$71,060-4.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$71,060-4.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$70,660-5.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$70,510-5.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$70,490-5.7%
Midland, MI$70,440-5.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$70,410-5.8%
Greeley, CO$70,230-6.0%
Cheyenne, WY$69,990-6.4%
Springfield, MA$69,790-6.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$69,470-7.1%
Santa Fe, NM$69,410-7.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$69,380-7.2%
Owensboro, KY$69,350-7.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,280-7.3%
Greenville, NC$68,960-7.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$68,950-7.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$68,890-7.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$68,790-8.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$68,600-8.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$68,330-8.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$68,320-8.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$68,260-8.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$68,240-8.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$68,050-9.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$67,780-9.3%
Casper, WY$67,640-9.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,550-9.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$67,470-9.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$67,380-9.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$67,370-9.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$67,300-10.0%
Ithaca, NY$67,260-10.0%
Glens Falls, NY$67,230-10.1%
Kingston, NY$67,230-10.1%
Elizabethtown, KY$67,200-10.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,130-10.2%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,080-10.3%
Cleveland, OH$66,610-10.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$66,450-11.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$66,410-11.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$66,370-11.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$66,100-11.6%
Spartanburg, SC$65,870-11.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$65,630-12.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$65,580-12.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$65,520-12.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,440-12.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$65,170-12.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$65,170-12.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$65,170-12.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$65,170-12.8%
Pueblo, CO$65,160-12.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$65,120-12.9%
Birmingham, AL$64,880-13.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$64,770-13.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$64,690-13.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$64,690-13.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,620-13.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$64,600-13.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,550-13.6%
Savannah, GA$64,520-13.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$64,480-13.7%
Midland, TX$64,400-13.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$64,330-13.9%
Sheboygan, WI$64,290-14.0%
Dubuque, IA$64,180-14.1%
Iowa City, IA$64,170-14.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,130-14.2%
Syracuse, NY$64,110-14.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$64,090-14.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$64,080-14.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,040-14.3%
Saginaw, MI$63,940-14.5%
Binghamton, NY$63,930-14.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$63,920-14.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$63,900-14.5%
Logan, UT-ID$63,800-14.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,780-14.7%
Decatur, AL$63,780-14.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$63,780-14.7%
Tulsa, OK$63,760-14.7%
Grand Junction, CO$63,740-14.7%
Mankato, MN$63,740-14.7%
Bozeman, MT$63,720-14.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,700-14.8%
Albany, OR$63,650-14.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,650-14.8%
Jacksonville, FL$63,620-14.9%
Wilmington, NC$63,620-14.9%
Battle Creek, MI$63,590-14.9%
State College, PA$63,580-14.9%
Albany, GA$63,560-15.0%
Wichita, KS$63,430-15.1%
Fond du Lac, WI$63,360-15.2%
Terre Haute, IN$63,320-15.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,310-15.3%
Alexandria, LA$63,280-15.3%
Helena, MT$63,230-15.4%
Evansville, IN$63,170-15.5%
Boise City, ID$63,130-15.5%
Flagstaff, AZ$63,130-15.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$63,040-15.7%
Ames, IA$62,970-15.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$62,880-15.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$62,870-15.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$62,790-16.0%
Columbus, IN$62,770-16.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$62,750-16.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$62,740-16.1%
Lebanon, PA$62,720-16.1%
Niles, MI$62,630-16.2%
Bay City, MI$62,610-16.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$62,580-16.3%
Wausau, WI$62,510-16.4%
Rockford, IL$62,500-16.4%
Topeka, KS$62,410-16.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,400-16.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,380-16.5%
Montgomery, AL$62,360-16.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,220-16.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$62,200-16.8%
Roanoke, VA$62,130-16.9%
Kenosha, WI$62,110-16.9%
Gainesville, FL$62,050-17.0%
Bloomington, IN$61,870-17.2%
Akron, OH$61,830-17.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$61,830-17.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,810-17.3%
Yuma, AZ$61,810-17.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$61,760-17.4%
Traverse City, MI$61,760-17.4%
Ocala, FL$61,740-17.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,710-17.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,660-17.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,640-17.5%
Tucson, AZ$61,630-17.6%
Missoula, MT$61,620-17.6%
Columbia, SC$61,610-17.6%
Flint, MI$61,610-17.6%
Corvallis, OR$61,590-17.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$61,580-17.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$61,560-17.6%
Lincoln, NE$61,550-17.7%
Eau Claire, WI$61,500-17.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$61,380-17.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,220-18.1%
Ogden, UT$61,110-18.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,100-18.3%
Jacksonville, NC$61,050-18.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$61,050-18.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$61,030-18.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$61,020-18.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,000-18.4%
Lynchburg, VA$60,990-18.4%
Hammond, LA$60,930-18.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,870-18.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,820-18.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,600-18.9%
Odessa, TX$60,350-19.3%
Jackson, MS$60,310-19.3%
Goldsboro, NC$60,270-19.4%
Toledo, OH$60,220-19.4%
Virgin Islands$59,990-19.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,990-19.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$59,990-19.7%
Gainesville, GA$59,990-19.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,960-19.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$59,900-19.9%
Decatur, IL$59,840-19.9%
Grand Island, NE$59,780-20.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$59,770-20.0%
St. Cloud, MN$59,750-20.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,700-20.1%
Tallahassee, FL$59,590-20.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$59,580-20.3%
Jefferson City, MO$59,570-20.3%
Billings, MT$59,510-20.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,500-20.4%
Tyler, TX$59,500-20.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$59,450-20.5%
Dothan, AL$59,290-20.7%
Manhattan, KS$59,170-20.8%
Burlington, NC$59,150-20.9%
Asheville, NC$58,970-21.1%
Pocatello, ID$58,610-21.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,460-21.8%
Longview, TX$58,290-22.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$58,270-22.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$58,220-22.1%
Lake Charles, LA$58,150-22.2%
Lawrence, KS$58,040-22.4%
Rome, GA$57,980-22.4%
Lima, OH$57,970-22.4%
Amarillo, TX$57,920-22.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$57,910-22.5%
Medford, OR$57,870-22.6%
El Paso, TX$57,810-22.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$57,720-22.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,600-22.9%
Knoxville, TN$57,360-23.3%
Muncie, IN$57,340-23.3%
Lafayette, LA$57,060-23.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$56,890-23.9%
Vineland, NJ$56,870-23.9%
Abilene, TX$56,830-24.0%
Appleton, WI$56,480-24.4%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$56,480-24.4%
Waco, TX$56,440-24.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$56,320-24.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,200-24.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$56,110-24.9%
Monroe, MI$56,030-25.0%
Sandusky, OH$56,030-25.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$55,910-25.2%
Monroe, LA$55,750-25.4%
Williamsport, PA$55,660-25.5%
York-Hanover, PA$55,660-25.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$55,590-25.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$55,440-25.8%
Minot, ND$55,330-26.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$55,290-26.0%
Springfield, OH$54,930-26.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,880-26.6%
Altoona, PA$54,860-26.6%
Charleston, WV$54,790-26.7%
Morgantown, WV$54,710-26.8%
Victoria, TX$54,690-26.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$54,570-27.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$54,450-27.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$54,300-27.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$54,210-27.5%
Twin Falls, ID$54,130-27.6%
Bangor, ME$53,610-28.3%
Las Cruces, NM$53,540-28.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$53,330-28.7%
Erie, PA$53,060-29.0%
Springfield, MO$52,990-29.1%
Lubbock, TX$52,740-29.4%
Bowling Green, KY$52,580-29.7%
Jackson, TN$52,580-29.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$52,570-29.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,530-29.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$52,500-29.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$52,110-30.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$52,090-30.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000-30.4%
Johnson City, TN$51,890-30.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$51,730-30.8%
Lancaster, PA$51,230-31.5%
Reading, PA$51,180-31.5%
Laredo, TX$51,100-31.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$51,080-31.7%
Paducah, KY-IL$50,500-32.4%
Great Falls, MT$50,190-32.9%
Florence, SC$49,820-33.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$49,360-34.0%
Johnstown, PA$49,350-34.0%
Gettysburg, PA$49,240-34.1%
Chambersburg, PA$49,020-34.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$48,980-34.5%
San Angelo, TX$48,860-34.6%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$48,520-35.1%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,500-35.1%
Guam$48,460-35.2%
Columbia, MO$47,700-36.2%
St. George, UT$47,020-37.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$46,030-38.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$45,140-39.6%
Puerto Rico$44,950-39.9%
Mobile, AL$42,770-42.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.