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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

11-2032 Public Relations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.


National estimates for Public Relations Managers
Industry profile for Public Relations Managers
Geographic profile for Public Relations Managers

National estimates for Public Relations Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Public Relations Managers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
72,760 3.2 % $ 76.65 $ 159,420 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Public Relations Managers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 36.61 $ 47.69 $ 64.79 $ 92.23 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $ 76,160 $ 99,180 $ 134,760 $ 191,840 (5)


Industry profile for Public Relations Managers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Public Relations Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 8,810 1.76 $ 95.26 $ 198,140
Management of Companies and Enterprises 7,230 0.26 $ 88.54 $ 184,150
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 5,720 1.34 $ 78.16 $ 162,580
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 5,540 0.18 $ 57.09 $ 118,750
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 3,060 0.06 $ 59.03 $ 122,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Public Relations Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 8,810 1.76 $ 95.26 $ 198,140
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 5,720 1.34 $ 78.16 $ 162,580
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,890 1.19 $ 81.36 $ 169,220
Social Advocacy Organizations 2,650 1.05 $ 58.82 $ 122,350
Sound Recording Industries 80 0.38 (8) (8)

Top paying industries for Public Relations Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 50 0.05 $ 119.45 $ 248,460
Motion Picture and Video Industries 440 0.11 $ 115.31 $ 239,840
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 350 0.22 $ 113.11 $ 235,270
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 580 0.15 $ 111.30 $ 231,500
Couriers and Express Delivery Services (8) (8) $ 110.59 $ 230,030


Geographic profile for Public Relations Managers:

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



Map of employment of public relations managers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Public Relations Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 9,580 0.53 1.11 $ 81.96 $ 170,470
District of Columbia 8,220 11.71 24.45 $ 107.74 $ 224,110
Texas 8,040 0.59 1.24 $ 60.85 $ 126,570
New York 6,960 0.74 1.55 $ 102.92 $ 214,080
Florida 3,460 0.36 0.76 $ 61.09 $ 127,060


Map of location quotient of public relations managers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 8,220 11.71 24.45 $ 107.74 $ 224,110
Oregon 2,100 1.08 2.26 $ 59.82 $ 124,420
New York 6,960 0.74 1.55 $ 102.92 $ 214,080
Alaska 210 0.69 1.43 $ 58.39 $ 121,450
Massachusetts 2,440 0.67 1.40 $ 82.02 $ 170,600


Map of annual mean wages of public relations managers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Public Relations Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 8,220 11.71 24.45 $ 107.74 $ 224,110
New York 6,960 0.74 1.55 $ 102.92 $ 214,080
Virginia 2,380 0.60 1.25 $ 87.79 $ 182,610
New Jersey 2,200 0.52 1.09 $ 87.59 $ 182,190
Massachusetts 2,440 0.67 1.40 $ 82.02 $ 170,600



Map of employment of public relations managers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Public Relations Managers:

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 10,430 3.37 7.04 $ 104.29 $ 216,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,450 0.78 1.64 $ 104.12 $ 216,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,500 0.57 1.18 $ 74.42 $ 154,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,730 0.61 1.27 $ 66.66 $ 138,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,640 0.66 1.39 $ 63.03 $ 131,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,240 0.92 1.93 $ 93.17 $ 193,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,070 0.75 1.57 $ 84.25 $ 175,240
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,710 0.54 1.12 $ 64.77 $ 134,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,520 1.26 2.63 $ 63.34 $ 131,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,360 0.50 1.04 $ 65.83 $ 136,930


Map of location quotient of public relations managers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:

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 10,430 3.37 7.04 $ 104.29 $ 216,930
Trenton, NJ 400 1.69 3.52 $ 88.88 $ 184,860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,520 1.26 2.63 $ 63.34 $ 131,760
Corvallis, OR 50 1.26 2.63 $ 49.67 $ 103,320
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 140 1.14 2.38 $ 61.17 $ 127,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL 110 1.07 2.23 $ 51.53 $ 107,180
Charlottesville, VA 120 1.04 2.16 $ 69.91 $ 145,410
Bend-Redmond, OR 90 1.00 2.08 $ 51.10 $ 106,280
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,210 0.98 2.04 $ 65.71 $ 136,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,240 0.92 1.93 $ 93.17 $ 193,800


Map of annual mean wages of public relations managers by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Public Relations Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,050 0.92 1.92 $ 104.50 $ 217,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 10,430 3.37 7.04 $ 104.29 $ 216,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,450 0.78 1.64 $ 104.12 $ 216,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,240 0.92 1.93 $ 93.17 $ 193,800
Trenton, NJ 400 1.69 3.52 $ 88.88 $ 184,860
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 150 0.57 1.20 $ 85.09 $ 176,990
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,130 0.55 1.14 $ 84.37 $ 175,480
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,070 0.75 1.57 $ 84.25 $ 175,240
Modesto, CA 40 0.19 0.39 $ 79.66 $ 165,690
Rochester, NY 140 0.28 0.59 $ 79.08 $ 164,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Public Relations Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 100 0.55 1.16 $ 61.58 $ 128,080
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 90 0.41 0.86 $ 66.44 $ 138,190
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.26 0.54 $ 48.81 $ 101,520
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 1.33 $ 74.60 $ 155,160
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.58 1.21 $ 60.11 $ 125,030

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.70 1.46 $ 47.84 $ 99,510
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 1.33 $ 74.60 $ 155,160
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.58 1.21 $ 60.11 $ 125,030
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 100 0.55 1.16 $ 61.58 $ 128,080
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 30 0.54 1.13 $ 54.97 $ 114,330

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Public Relations Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 0.50 1.05 $ 74.84 $ 155,660
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 1.33 $ 74.60 $ 155,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 90 0.41 0.86 $ 66.44 $ 138,190
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 30 0.27 0.57 $ 64.32 $ 133,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.21 0.45 $ 62.63 $ 130,270


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024