Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

27-3031 Public Relations Specialists

Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
233,730	1.0 %	$32.69	$67,990	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$15.79	$20.94	$28.51	$38.92	$53.97
Annual Wage (2)	$32,840	$43,550	$59,300	$80,940	$112,260

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	38,900	7.85	$37.60	$78,200
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	20,840	4.78	$34.32	$71,380
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	16,280	0.54	$28.37	$59,010
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	10,650	0.20	$29.33	$61,020
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10,330	0.44	$35.39	$73,600

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	38,900	7.85	$37.60	$78,200
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	20,840	4.78	$34.32	$71,380
Social Advocacy Organizations	9,860	4.64	$29.00	$60,320
Grantmaking and Giving Services	6,610	4.64	$33.08	$68,800
Radio and Television Broadcasting	3,360	1.55	$26.64	$55,400

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	5,190	0.26	$45.20	$94,010
Software Publishers	1,240	0.34	$44.35	$92,250
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,800	0.20	$44.13	$91,800
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	340	0.07	$43.66	$90,820
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	400	0.11	$43.63	$90,750

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	27,780	2.34	1.42	$30.75	$63,970
California	26,890	1.61	0.98	$36.32	$75,540
New York	24,470	2.66	1.62	$34.68	$72,130
District of Columbia	17,350	24.50	14.94	$49.42	$102,790
Florida	11,030	1.31	0.80	$29.29	$60,930

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	17,350	24.50	14.94	$49.42	$102,790
Vermont	1,050	3.45	2.10	$28.27	$58,800
New York	24,470	2.66	1.62	$34.68	$72,130
Texas	27,780	2.34	1.42	$30.75	$63,970
Rhode Island	1,090	2.30	1.40	$35.46	$73,760

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	17,350	24.50	14.94	$49.42	$102,790
Virginia	6,680	1.76	1.08	$37.97	$78,980
California	26,890	1.61	0.98	$36.32	$75,540
Rhode Island	1,090	2.30	1.40	$35.46	$73,760
New York	24,470	2.66	1.62	$34.68	$72,130

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	21,530	8.55	5.21	$48.13	$100,120
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	20,260	3.03	1.85	$36.16	$75,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	8,210	1.85	1.13	$33.29	$69,230
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	7,410	2.97	1.81	$32.58	$67,760
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,440	2.20	1.34	$32.13	$66,830
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	4,670	2.54	1.55	$34.64	$72,050
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division	4,600	4.12	2.51	$45.26	$94,140
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	4,500	1.23	0.75	$30.97	$64,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX	4,390	4.41	2.69	$32.40	$67,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4,090	2.12	1.29	$29.78	$61,940

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	21,530	8.55	5.21	$48.13	$100,120
Jefferson City, MO	440	5.96	3.63	$30.69	$63,840
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	580	5.31	3.24	(8)	(8)
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1,130	5.26	3.21	$36.54	$76,010
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	190	4.53	2.77	$31.19	$64,870
Austin-Round Rock, TX	4,390	4.41	2.69	$32.40	$67,390
Corvallis, OR	160	4.28	2.61	$31.55	$65,620
Ames, IA	190	4.28	2.61	$25.77	$53,600
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division	4,600	4.12	2.51	$45.26	$94,140
Columbia, MO	380	4.12	2.51	$24.50	$50,960