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Public Relations Managers salary in Washington, DC

The median public relations managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $195,190 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,729 a month.

10th percentile
$117,350
25th percentile
$141,530
Median percentile
$195,190
75th percentile
$292,740
90th percentile
$340,440

Based on 9,470 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$128,750 take-home a year
Gross pay$195,190
Federal income tax−$35,580
Social Security + Medicare−$14,269
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$16,591
Monthly take-home$10,729
Every two weeks$4,952

Does it go far here?

$179,264Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190
Lawyers$195,190

All public relations managers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia