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Public Relations Specialists salary in Massachusetts

The median public relations specialists in Massachusetts earns $79,660 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,074 a month.

10th percentile
$51,710
25th percentile
$61,410
Median percentile
$79,660
75th percentile
$107,220
90th percentile
$139,240

Based on 6,760 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

$60,888 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,660
Federal income tax−$8,695
Social Security + Medicare−$6,094
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,983
Monthly take-home$5,074
Every two weeks$2,342

Does it go far here?

$75,324Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All public relations specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts