United States
Public Relations Managers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$138,520
Public Relations Managers in the United States earn a median of $138,520 a year, about $66.60 an hour.
Median
$138,520
per year
Hourly
$66.60
as published
Mean
$163,520
pulled up by top earners
Workers
76,060
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $185,760 | +34% |
| California | State | $156,340 | +13% |
| District of Columbia | State | $185,810 | +34% |
| Texas | State | $120,210 | -13% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $184,080 | +33% |
| New York | State | $173,780 | +25% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $146,630 | +6% |
| Florida | State | $112,710 | -19% |
| Illinois | State | $122,950 | -11% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $123,590 | -11% |
| Massachusetts | State | $169,760 | +23% |
| New Jersey | State | $169,510 | +22% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $125,360 | -10% |
| Oregon | State | $119,040 | -14% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $178,850 | +29% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $119,400 | -14% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $169,100 | +22% |
| Maryland | State | $144,590 | +4% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $125,130 | -10% |
| Washington | State | $159,510 | +15% |
| Michigan | State | $114,970 | -17% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $127,010 | -8% |
| North Carolina | State | $123,800 | -11% |
| Minnesota | State | $120,550 | -13% |
| Georgia | State | $131,590 | -5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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