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Public Relations Specialists salary in North Carolina

The median public relations specialists in North Carolina earns $67,230 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,439 a month.

10th percentile
$39,840
25th percentile
$51,530
Median percentile
$67,230
75th percentile
$89,990
90th percentile
$136,450

Based on 9,910 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

$53,269 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,230
Federal income tax−$5,961
Social Security + Medicare−$5,143
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,857
Monthly take-home$4,439
Every two weeks$2,049

Does it go far here?

$71,274Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All public relations specialists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina