Public Relations Specialists salary
The median pay for public relations specialists in the United States is $74,750 a year. About 283,380 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,110
- 25th percentile
- $56,260
- Median percentile
- $74,750
- 75th percentile
- $100,370
- 90th percentile
- $135,150
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 $102,740
- Washington $87,470
- California $85,030
- Connecticut $84,990
- New York $81,250
- Colorado $80,680
- Virginia $80,380
- New Jersey $80,130
- Massachusetts $79,660
- Maryland $79,560
- Rhode Island $77,540
- Illinois $76,380
- Delaware $76,120
- Oregon $74,900
- Nevada $73,840
- New Hampshire $73,280
- Georgia $73,200
- North Dakota $70,280
- Alaska $70,050
- New Mexico $68,700
- Minnesota $68,620
- Wyoming $67,490
- Wisconsin $67,240
- North Carolina $67,230
- Arizona $66,710
- Vermont $66,060
- Michigan $65,300
- Texas $65,160
- Arkansas $65,000
- Oklahoma $64,920
- Indiana $64,900
- Kansas $64,860
- Ohio $64,840
- South Dakota $64,520
- Hawaii $63,880
- Montana $63,780
- Florida $63,660
- Iowa $62,970
- South Carolina $62,730
- Utah $62,670
- Maine $62,450
- Nebraska $61,780
- Alabama $61,710
- Missouri $61,130
- Idaho $61,110
- Tennessee $60,900
- Louisiana $60,470
- Kentucky $60,150
- Mississippi $59,810
- Pennsylvania $57,460
- West Virginia $56,730
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $117,620
- Kennewick, WA $103,030
- San Francisco, CA $102,520
- Washington, DC $101,680
- Lexington Park, MD $99,960
- Napa, CA $98,190
- Seattle, WA $96,000
- El Centro, CA $93,100
- Bloomington, IL $91,630
- New Haven, CT $91,530
- Sacramento, CA $89,640
- Hartford, CT $87,830
- Salem, OR $87,740
- Fayetteville, AR $85,650
- Bridgeport, CT $84,990
- Trenton, NJ $84,990
- Olympia, WA $84,470
- New York, NY $84,130
- Bremerton, WA $83,390
- Santa Cruz, CA $83,180
- Denver, CO $82,930
- Yuba City, CA $81,650
- Boston, MA $81,440
- Rapid City, SD $81,330
- San Diego, CA $81,240
- Boulder, CO $81,180
- Carson City, NV $81,000
- Santa Rosa, CA $80,700
- Oxnard, CA $80,610
- Los Angeles, CA $79,860
- Vallejo, CA $79,590
- Salinas, CA $78,960
- Atlanta, GA $78,920
- Santa Maria, CA $78,450
- Portland, OR $78,380
- Mount Vernon, WA $78,110
- Jackson, MI $77,860
- Stockton, CA $77,710
- Baltimore, MD $77,570
- Fayetteville, NC $77,500
- Merced, CA $77,380
- Bellingham, WA $77,320
- Providence, RI $77,210
- Yakima, WA $77,150
- Chicago, IL $77,050
- Fort Collins, CO $77,010
- Riverside, CA $77,010
- Durham, NC $76,970
- Dover, DE $76,740
- Barnstable Town, MA $76,690
- Modesto, CA $76,610
- Wenatchee, WA $76,600
- Bakersfield, CA $76,580
- Charlottesville, VA $76,580
- Walla Walla, WA $76,360
- Peoria, IL $76,150
- Reno, NV $75,840
- Bismarck, ND $75,770
- Richmond, VA $75,730
- Worcester, MA $75,610
- Colorado Springs, CO $75,550
- Dalton, GA $75,500
- Charlotte, NC $75,190
- Manchester, NH $75,090
- Rochester, MN $74,830
- Visalia, CA $74,780
- Augusta, GA $74,660
- Spokane, WA $74,610
- Watertown, NY $74,390
- Lawton, OK $73,920
- Redding, CA $73,920
- Warner Robins, GA $73,920
- Chico, CA $73,890
- Virginia Beach, VA $73,890
- Las Vegas, NV $73,840
- Huntsville, AL $73,810
- Minneapolis, MN $73,780
- Pittsfield, MA $73,720
- Albuquerque, NM $73,640
- Madison, WI $73,510
- Columbus, OH $73,280
- Green Bay, WI $73,090
- Norwich, CT $73,050
- Fresno, CA $72,870
- Elmira, NY $72,630
- Amherst Town, MA $72,610
- Kiryas Joel, NY $72,390
- Bend, OR $72,000
- Rochester, NY $71,740
- Waterbury, CT $71,560
- Lansing, MI $71,550
- Anchorage, AK $71,510
- Salisbury, MD $71,490
- San Luis Obispo, CA $71,190
- Springfield, IL $71,110
- Sierra Vista, AZ $71,060
- Wildwood, FL $71,060
- Des Moines, IA $70,660
- Harrisburg, PA $70,510
- Phoenix, AZ $70,490
- Midland, MI $70,440
- Fort Wayne, IN $70,410
- Greeley, CO $70,230
- Cheyenne, WY $69,990
- Springfield, MA $69,790
- Austin, TX $69,470
- Santa Fe, NM $69,410
- Buffalo, NY $69,380
- Owensboro, KY $69,350
- Dallas, TX $69,280
- Greenville, NC $68,960
- Fargo, ND $68,950
- Ann Arbor, MI $68,890
- Raleigh, NC $68,790
- New Orleans, LA $68,600
- Portland, ME $68,330
- Houston, TX $68,320
- Daphne, AL $68,260
- Albany, NY $68,240
- Kansas City, MO $68,050