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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists
Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.
National estimates for Public Relations Specialists
Industry profile for Public Relations Specialists
Geographic profile for Public Relations Specialists
National estimates for Public Relations Specialists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Public Relations Specialists:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
244,550 |
1.1 % |
$ 34.58 |
$ 71,940 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Public Relations Specialists:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 17.00 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 41.05 |
$ 56.83 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,350 |
$ 46,630 |
$ 62,810 |
$ 85,380 |
$ 118,210 |
Industry profile for Public Relations Specialists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Public Relations Specialists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Public Relations Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Public Relations Specialists:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
33,880 |
7.46 |
$ 40.00 |
$ 83,200 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
20,490 |
4.92 |
$ 38.36 |
$ 79,780 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
20,160 |
0.66 |
$ 31.37 |
$ 65,250 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
12,400 |
0.23 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 66,510 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
11,610 |
0.48 |
$ 38.30 |
$ 79,660 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Public Relations Specialists:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
33,880 |
7.46 |
$ 40.00 |
$ 83,200 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
20,490 |
4.92 |
$ 38.36 |
$ 79,780 |
Social Advocacy Organizations |
10,660 |
4.85 |
$ 31.51 |
$ 65,530 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services |
6,360 |
4.41 |
$ 35.48 |
$ 73,810 |
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
860 |
2.98 |
$ 36.27 |
$ 75,450 |
Top paying industries for Public Relations Specialists:
Geographic profile for Public Relations Specialists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Public Relations Specialists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Public Relations Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Public Relations Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
27,120 |
3.12 |
1.77 |
$ 38.32 |
$ 79,700 |
California |
24,810 |
1.51 |
0.86 |
$ 38.51 |
$ 80,090 |
Texas |
24,780 |
2.05 |
1.16 |
$ 29.23 |
$ 60,800 |
District of Columbia |
19,010 |
27.66 |
15.74 |
$ 52.47 |
$ 109,140 |
Florida |
12,880 |
1.53 |
0.87 |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
19,010 |
27.66 |
15.74 |
$ 52.47 |
$ 109,140 |
New York |
27,120 |
3.12 |
1.77 |
$ 38.32 |
$ 79,700 |
Vermont |
810 |
2.88 |
1.64 |
$ 26.23 |
$ 54,560 |
Maine |
1,550 |
2.69 |
1.53 |
$ 26.21 |
$ 54,510 |
Rhode Island |
1,080 |
2.44 |
1.39 |
$ 35.19 |
$ 73,190 |
Top paying states for Public Relations Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
19,010 |
27.66 |
15.74 |
$ 52.47 |
$ 109,140 |
New Jersey |
4,150 |
1.10 |
0.62 |
$ 39.85 |
$ 82,890 |
Washington |
6,000 |
1.88 |
1.07 |
$ 39.12 |
$ 81,380 |
California |
24,810 |
1.51 |
0.86 |
$ 38.51 |
$ 80,090 |
Maryland |
3,270 |
1.29 |
0.74 |
$ 38.45 |
$ 79,970 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Public Relations Specialists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
25,390 |
2.87 |
1.63 |
$ 39.67 |
$ 82,510 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
24,640 |
8.15 |
4.64 |
$ 50.18 |
$ 104,370 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,560 |
1.64 |
0.93 |
$ 34.57 |
$ 71,910 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,710 |
2.43 |
1.38 |
$ 29.74 |
$ 61,870 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,590 |
1.51 |
0.86 |
$ 31.77 |
$ 66,080 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,030 |
2.32 |
1.32 |
$ 37.42 |
$ 77,840 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,770 |
2.47 |
1.41 |
$ 42.61 |
$ 88,630 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,530 |
1.86 |
1.06 |
$ 30.23 |
$ 62,880 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,890 |
1.86 |
1.06 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 59,770 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,620 |
2.50 |
1.42 |
$ 33.73 |
$ 70,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Specialists:
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 |
24,640 |
8.15 |
4.64 |
$ 50.18 |
$ 104,370 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
630 |
5.81 |
3.31 |
$ 34.77 |
$ 72,310 |
Ithaca, NY |
260 |
5.76 |
3.28 |
$ 41.06 |
$ 85,400 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
970 |
4.91 |
2.79 |
$ 37.05 |
$ 77,060 |
Jefferson City, MO |
340 |
4.70 |
2.67 |
$ 33.32 |
$ 69,300 |
Columbia, MO |
380 |
4.35 |
2.47 |
$ 24.80 |
$ 51,580 |
Manhattan, KS |
160 |
4.28 |
2.44 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
Portland-South Portland, ME |
810 |
4.12 |
2.34 |
$ 25.71 |
$ 53,470 |
Madison, WI |
1,540 |
4.03 |
2.29 |
$ 31.69 |
$ 65,920 |
Corvallis, OR |
140 |
4.00 |
2.27 |
$ 32.10 |
$ 66,780 |
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