Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Public Relations Specialists in UNITED STATES

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.21 $27.05 $35.94 $48.25 $64.98
          Yearly $44,110 $56,260 $74,750 $100,370 $135,150
          Puerto Rico Hourly $13.72 $16.23 $21.61 $28.73 $39.10
          Yearly $28,540 $33,770 $44,950 $59,770 $81,330
          South Dakota Hourly $23.30 $26.92 $31.02 $40.14 $49.27
          Yearly $48,460 $55,990 $64,520 $83,480 $102,480
          California Hourly $23.82 $30.99 $40.88 $58.26 $77.18
          Yearly $49,550 $64,460 $85,030 $121,180 $160,520
          Arkansas Hourly $18.83 $24.03 $31.25 $46.18 $65.96
          Yearly $39,170 $49,980 $65,000 $96,060 $137,190
          Arizona Hourly $21.68 $25.28 $32.07 $41.32 $53.47
          Yearly $45,080 $52,580 $66,710 $85,950 $111,220
          Vermont Hourly $21.80 $26.00 $31.76 $38.88 $48.81
          Yearly $45,330 $54,080 $66,060 $80,880 $101,520
          Nebraska Hourly $19.95 $24.16 $29.70 $37.92 $45.19
          Yearly $41,490 $50,250 $61,780 $78,870 $93,990
          Ohio Hourly $19.97 $24.06 $31.18 $41.29 $58.40
          Yearly $41,540 $50,040 $64,840 $85,890 $121,460
          New Mexico Hourly $20.71 $25.74 $33.03 $43.11 $59.19
          Yearly $43,080 $53,540 $68,700 $89,670 $123,110
          Colorado Hourly $24.86 $30.81 $38.79 $50.57 $66.85
          Yearly $51,710 $64,090 $80,680 $105,190 $139,040
          Illinois Hourly $22.93 $28.56 $36.72 $49.50 $67.10
          Yearly $47,690 $59,400 $76,380 $102,950 $139,570
          Wisconsin Hourly $21.53 $27.32 $32.33 $40.11 $50.95
          Yearly $44,790 $56,830 $67,240 $83,430 $105,970
          Kentucky Hourly $17.88 $23.04 $28.92 $37.34 $49.77
          Yearly $37,190 $47,920 $60,150 $77,670 $103,530
          Virginia Hourly $22.52 $29.14 $38.65 $53.66 $77.91
          Yearly $46,840 $60,610 $80,380 $111,600 $162,050
          Michigan Hourly $18.54 $24.12 $31.39 $41.72 $56.39
          Yearly $38,560 $50,160 $65,300 $86,770 $117,290
          Wyoming Hourly $24.24 $28.92 $32.45 $38.93 $55.39
          Yearly $50,430 $60,160 $67,490 $80,980 $115,210
          Virgin Islands Hourly $17.98 $21.63 $28.84 $33.65 $40.28
          Yearly $37,400 $44,990 $59,990 $69,990 $83,780
          Hawaii Hourly $20.23 $24.35 $30.71 $39.37 $50.12
          Yearly $42,070 $50,640 $63,880 $81,900 $104,240
          Florida Hourly $17.79 $23.24 $30.61 $40.00 $55.61
          Yearly $37,000 $48,340 $63,660 $83,190 $115,680
          Massachusetts Hourly $24.86 $29.52 $38.30 $51.55 $66.94
          Yearly $51,710 $61,410 $79,660 $107,220 $139,240
          Tennessee Hourly $18.01 $22.75 $29.28 $38.08 $47.29
          Yearly $37,450 $47,320 $60,900 $79,210 $98,370
          Washington Hourly $29.21 $34.20 $42.05 $53.79 $65.39
          Yearly $60,760 $71,140 $87,470 $111,890 $136,020
          Utah Hourly $19.91 $24.00 $30.13 $42.88 $57.34
          Yearly $41,410 $49,920 $62,670 $89,190 $119,270
          Connecticut Hourly $24.72 $29.89 $40.86 $58.85 $78.02
          Yearly $51,410 $62,160 $84,990 $122,400 $162,280
          Rhode Island Hourly $22.96 $30.44 $37.28 $49.17 $62.19
          Yearly $47,750 $63,310 $77,540 $102,280 $129,360
          District of Columbia Hourly $30.89 $37.59 $49.40 $71.69 $97.20
          Yearly $64,260 $78,200 $102,740 $149,120 $202,170
          West Virginia Hourly $19.09 $22.95 $27.27 $34.73 $49.70
          Yearly $39,720 $47,740 $56,730 $72,240 $103,380
          Montana Hourly $21.05 $24.27 $30.66 $36.45 $46.18
          Yearly $43,770 $50,470 $63,780 $75,820 $96,050
          Maryland Hourly $20.22 $28.17 $38.25 $52.00 $70.78
          Yearly $42,060 $58,600 $79,560 $108,160 $147,220
          New Jersey Hourly $23.95 $28.08 $38.52 $50.50 $66.44
          Yearly $49,820 $58,410 $80,130 $105,030 $138,190
          Kansas Hourly $19.14 $24.30 $31.18 $40.11 $50.72
          Yearly $39,820 $50,540 $64,860 $83,430 $105,500
          Guam Hourly $18.78 $18.78 $23.30 $29.30 $34.37
          Yearly $39,050 $39,050 $48,460 $60,940 $71,480
          Delaware Hourly $21.02 $28.78 $36.59 $45.34 $60.71
          Yearly $43,720 $59,870 $76,120 $94,320 $126,290
          South Carolina Hourly $18.71 $23.63 $30.16 $44.50 $69.20
          Yearly $38,920 $49,150 $62,730 $92,560 $143,940
          Texas Hourly $19.15 $24.27 $31.33 $41.04 $52.71
          Yearly $39,840 $50,480 $65,160 $85,370 $109,640
          North Carolina Hourly $19.15 $24.77 $32.32 $43.26 $65.60
          Yearly $39,840 $51,530 $67,230 $89,990 $136,450
          Indiana Hourly $20.22 $24.86 $31.20 $40.13 $50.76
          Yearly $42,060 $51,700 $64,900 $83,480 $105,580
          Iowa Hourly $18.70 $23.58 $30.27 $39.16 $50.34
          Yearly $38,890 $49,040 $62,970 $81,450 $104,700
          Alabama Hourly $18.90 $23.14 $29.67 $39.59 $53.83
          Yearly $39,320 $48,130 $61,710 $82,360 $111,970
          Oklahoma Hourly $18.93 $23.91 $31.21 $42.60 $54.70
          Yearly $39,380 $49,730 $64,920 $88,610 $113,780
          North Dakota Hourly $23.07 $27.52 $33.79 $41.34 $48.42
          Yearly $47,980 $57,240 $70,280 $85,980 $100,710
          Missouri Hourly $18.51 $22.93 $29.39 $37.61 $49.45
          Yearly $38,490 $47,700 $61,130 $78,220 $102,850
          New York Hourly $24.87 $30.49 $39.06 $51.89 $75.78
          Yearly $51,730 $63,420 $81,250 $107,920 $157,610
          Oregon Hourly $21.72 $26.91 $36.01 $48.23 $59.56
          Yearly $45,190 $55,970 $74,900 $100,330 $123,880
          Maine Hourly $18.70 $23.14 $30.02 $38.44 $48.45
          Yearly $38,890 $48,130 $62,450 $79,940 $100,770
          Louisiana Hourly $18.58 $23.79 $29.07 $37.45 $47.41
          Yearly $38,640 $49,490 $60,470 $77,890 $98,610
          New Hampshire Hourly $24.24 $28.36 $35.23 $46.20 $58.84
          Yearly $50,430 $59,000 $73,280 $96,100 $122,390
          Alaska Hourly $21.70 $29.65 $33.68 $44.19 $56.35
          Yearly $45,140 $61,680 $70,050 $91,920 $117,210
          Nevada Hourly $21.49 $25.70 $35.50 $44.77 $57.77
          Yearly $44,710 $53,450 $73,840 $93,120 $120,160
          Mississippi Hourly $18.57 $22.22 $28.75 $37.46 $46.49
          Yearly $38,630 $46,220 $59,810 $77,910 $96,690
          Pennsylvania Hourly $15.78 $22.08 $27.62 $37.25 $49.20
          Yearly $32,810 $45,930 $57,460 $77,480 $102,330
          Georgia Hourly $20.96 $26.99 $35.19 $47.14 $61.63
          Yearly $43,590 $56,150 $73,200 $98,060 $128,190
          Idaho Hourly $17.59 $21.83 $29.38 $40.42 $48.98
          Yearly $36,580 $45,400 $61,110 $84,070 $101,890
          Minnesota Hourly $20.30 $26.39 $32.99 $43.03 $53.45
          Yearly $42,220 $54,880 $68,620 $89,500 $111,180
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          U.S. Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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