US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Public Relations Specialist Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $74,750. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$74,750

Mean annual salary

$84,120

Employment estimate

283,380

National annual salary percentiles

Public Relations Specialist national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$135,150
Public Relations Specialist national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$44,110
P25$56,260
P50$74,750
P75$100,370
P90$135,150
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$44,110
25th percentile$56,260
50th percentile$74,750
75th percentile$100,370
90th percentile$135,150

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$117,620
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$102,520
  3. 3. Washington, DC$101,680
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$96,000
  5. 5. Sacramento, CA$89,640
  6. 6. New York, NY$84,130
  7. 7. Denver, CO$82,930
  8. 8. Boston, MA$81,440
  9. 9. Los Angeles, CA$79,860
  10. 10. Atlanta, GA$78,920

Largest employment markets