Public Relations Managers salary
The median pay for public relations managers in the United States is $146,910 a year. About 74,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $82,410
- 25th percentile
- $106,580
- Median percentile
- $146,910
- 75th percentile
- $204,520
- 90th percentile
- $284,990
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $197,600
- New York $180,880
- Virginia $176,340
- New Jersey $174,980
- Massachusetts $171,740
- California $167,980
- Washington $159,440
- Rhode Island $156,080
- Connecticut $154,210
- Delaware $153,010
- Maryland $149,380
- Minnesota $139,040
- Georgia $134,500
- Utah $132,670
- New Hampshire $132,660
- North Carolina $132,280
- Illinois $131,990
- Oregon $131,190
- Kansas $129,760
- Florida $127,550
- Tennessee $127,390
- Texas $126,670
- Alaska $120,920
- Iowa $120,730
- Ohio $118,670
- Pennsylvania $118,050
- Michigan $117,900
- New Mexico $115,260
- Indiana $114,960
- Missouri $114,710
- Arizona $114,400
- Nevada $114,130
- North Dakota $114,110
- Wisconsin $113,980
- Kentucky $112,320
- Hawaii $105,010
- South Carolina $104,920
- Nebraska $104,440
- Arkansas $104,170
- Montana $99,990
- Alabama $98,210
- Mississippi $97,160
- Oklahoma $96,030
- Louisiana $94,380
- West Virginia $82,380
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $213,510
- Washington, DC $195,190
- San Francisco, CA $192,720
- New York, NY $192,360
- Trenton, NJ $179,330
- Fayetteville, AR $177,370
- Boston, MA $176,390
- Bridgeport, CT $174,990
- Seattle, WA $166,590
- Los Angeles, CA $163,830
- Midland, TX $163,180
- Sacramento, CA $161,320
- Richmond, VA $160,540
- Greeley, CO $159,900
- Kiryas Joel, NY $158,270
- San Diego, CA $157,630
- Worcester, MA $156,850
- New Haven, CT $154,210
- Boulder, CO $153,370
- Atlantic City, NJ $153,140
- Santa Maria, CA $153,010
- Virginia Beach, VA $152,990
- Waterbury, CT $149,990
- Olympia, WA $148,090
- Rochester, NY $147,740
- Beaumont, TX $146,970
- Norwich, CT $146,880
- Providence, RI $146,370
- Syracuse, NY $143,980
- Provo, UT $141,710
- Minneapolis, MN $141,360
- Memphis, TN $141,340
- Riverside, CA $141,230
- Burlington, VT $140,800
- Winston, NC $140,680
- Knoxville, TN $140,660
- Oxnard, CA $140,290
- Hartford, CT $140,250
- Charlottesville, VA $140,170
- Portland, OR $140,110
- San Luis Obispo, CA $138,900
- Santa Rosa, CA $138,900
- Baltimore, MD $138,650
- Huntsville, AL $138,130
- Durham, NC $137,870
- Spokane, WA $137,240
- Bakersfield, CA $137,200
- Ann Arbor, MI $137,190
- Atlanta, GA $136,490
- Greensboro, NC $136,490
- Colorado Springs, CO $135,850
- Naples, FL $135,630
- Charlotte, NC $134,990
- Buffalo, NY $134,430
- Fort Collins, CO $134,390
- Roanoke, VA $134,320
- Chicago, IL $133,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $133,210
- Amherst Town, MA $132,990
- Davenport, IA $132,600
- Salem, OR $132,600
- Tampa, FL $132,340
- Manchester, NH $131,450
- Lafayette, IN $131,280
- Kansas City, MO $131,190
- Raleigh, NC $131,150
- Dallas, TX $130,950
- Austin, TX $130,770
- Houston, TX $130,530
- Salinas, CA $130,440
- St. Louis, MO $130,280
- Miami, FL $129,830
- Portland, ME $129,800
- Cincinnati, OH $129,710
- Jacksonville, FL $129,280
- Philadelphia, PA $129,280
- Springfield, MA $128,850
- Ithaca, NY $128,400
- Palm Bay, FL $128,380
- Bellingham, WA $128,370
- Santa Cruz, CA $128,280
- Iowa City, IA $127,760
- Orlando, FL $127,080
- Cape Coral, FL $127,060
- Allentown, PA $126,820
- Des Moines, IA $126,520
- Stockton, CA $126,360
- Greenville, SC $125,250
- Fresno, CA $125,230
- Wilmington, NC $124,280
- Harrisburg, PA $124,250
- Columbus, OH $123,970
- Eugene, OR $122,300
- Topeka, KS $121,880
- Fort Wayne, IN $121,780
- Fargo, ND $121,370
- Cedar Rapids, IA $121,320
- Lansing, MI $120,420
- San Antonio, TX $119,580
- Peoria, IL $119,550
- Milwaukee, WI $119,340
- Dayton, OH $119,290
- Springfield, IL $119,110
- Phoenix, AZ $118,590
- Ogden, UT $118,080
- Reading, PA $117,980
- Lakeland, FL $117,480
- Albany, NY $117,290
- Madison, WI $117,120
- North Port, FL $117,030
- Gainesville, FL $116,200
- Las Vegas, NV $116,190
- Bloomington, IL $115,970
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $115,000
- Medford, OR $114,920
- Bismarck, ND $114,110
- Chattanooga, TN $113,840
- Indianapolis, IN $113,290
- New Orleans, LA $113,110
- Omaha, NE $113,110