Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-2030 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 11-2032 Public Relations Managers and 11-2033 Fundraising Managers and the 2010 SOC occupation 11-2031 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers.

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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
79,160	1.3 %	$63.77	$132,630	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$31.15	$40.76	$55.86	$77.52	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$64,790	$84,780	$116,180	$161,230	(5)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	10,810	0.35	$55.92	$116,320
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7,080	0.29	$72.05	$149,850
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	6,800	1.39	$77.95	$162,140
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	5,010	1.14	$73.62	$153,130
Grantmaking and Giving Services	4,340	3.02	$62.24	$129,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services	4,340	3.02	$62.24	$129,460
Social Advocacy Organizations	3,600	1.62	$62.90	$130,840
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	6,800	1.39	$77.95	$162,140
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	5,010	1.14	$73.62	$153,130
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	1,100	0.64	$55.46	$115,350

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	(8)	(8)	$112.66	$234,330
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	60	0.01	$96.78	$201,310
Waste Collection	(8)	(8)	$86.53	$179,990
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	50	0.02	$84.30	$175,350
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	100	0.20	$82.94	$172,510

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
California	9,210	0.53	0.98	$67.65	$140,710
New York	6,550	0.69	1.28	$83.77	$174,240
District of Columbia	5,990	8.29	15.37	$92.29	$191,960
Texas	5,500	0.44	0.82	$59.43	$123,620
Illinois	5,280	0.88	1.63	$58.98	$122,670

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	5,990	8.29	15.37	$92.29	$191,960
Massachusetts	5,250	1.45	2.69	$62.64	$130,280
Vermont	350	1.14	2.11	$50.14	$104,290
New Hampshire	670	1.01	1.88	$57.45	$119,500
Illinois	5,280	0.88	1.63	$58.98	$122,670

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	5,990	8.29	15.37	$92.29	$191,960
New York	6,550	0.69	1.28	$83.77	$174,240
New Jersey	2,100	0.51	0.95	$79.55	$165,470
Virginia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$78.19	$162,630
Rhode Island	370	0.76	1.41	$74.92	$155,830

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	8,190	2.58	4.78	$88.73	$184,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,240	0.75	1.39	$86.35	$179,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,500	0.96	1.79	$60.84	$126,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,350	1.55	2.88	$66.19	$137,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,990	0.48	0.89	$71.92	$149,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,730	1.10	2.05	$68.73	$142,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,920	0.53	0.97	$60.47	$125,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,860	0.68	1.26	$57.63	$119,870
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,750	0.87	1.61	$68.05	$141,550
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,650	0.83	1.55	$60.22	$125,250

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	8,190	2.58	4.78	$88.73	$184,560
Pocatello, ID	90	2.53	4.70	$42.78	$88,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,350	1.55	2.88	$66.19	$137,670
Iowa City, IA	130	1.42	2.63	$54.22	$112,770
Springfield, MA-CT	460	1.37	2.54	$46.00	$95,690
Bloomington, IL	120	1.37	2.55	$42.34	$88,060
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	150	1.26	2.33	$52.42	$109,030
Carbondale-Marion, IL	60	1.23	2.28	$44.96	$93,520
Corvallis, OR	40	1.18	2.19	$44.86	$93,300
Midland, MI	40	1.16	2.15	(8)	(8)