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Public Relations Specialists salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median public relations specialists in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $70,490 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,721 a month.

10th percentile
$46,430
25th percentile
$55,560
Median percentile
$70,490
75th percentile
$89,990
90th percentile
$116,360

Based on 3,860 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

$56,657 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,490
Federal income tax−$6,678
Social Security + Medicare−$5,392
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,762
Monthly take-home$4,721
Every two weeks$2,179

Does it go far here?

$68,228Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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