Public Relations Specialist salary
74,750 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 27-3031
Half of all public relations specialists in the United States earn more than 74,750 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay280of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.78×56,260 USD – 100,370 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 56,260 USD |
| Median | 74,750 USD |
| Mean | 84,120 USD |
| Upper quartile | 100,370 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 27-3031 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary 75,350 USD
- Set and Exhibit Designers 75,240 USD
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 74,990 USD
- Construction and Building Inspectors 74,690 USD
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 74,510 USD
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 74,500 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov