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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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: 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)
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: 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)
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: 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)
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)