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Public Relations Managers Salary by City
Public Relations Managers Salary by City (2026)
178 metro areas · National average: $132,898 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Public Relations Managers salaries across 178 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $266,730
$218,460
$125,200
N/A
Washington, DC $221,420
$185,760
$107,890
N/A
New York, NY $218,170
$184,080
$117,910
N/A
San Francisco, CA $199,350
$178,850
$108,460
N/A
Fayetteville, AR $190,890
$183,590
$78,540
N/A
Bridgeport, CT $186,330
$176,730
$86,750
N/A
Oxnard, CA $182,860
$148,080
$99,510
N/A
Waterbury, CT $182,830
$150,740
$80,070
N/A
Seattle, WA $182,470
$169,250
$112,720
N/A
Trenton, NJ $175,480
$172,640
$95,090
N/A
Boston, MA $174,920
$169,100
$83,770
N/A
Denver, CO $173,000
$165,840
$103,750
$237,910
Charlotte, NC $170,490
$134,890
$93,880
N/A
Rochester, NY $169,250
$143,560
$98,970
N/A
Richmond, VA $166,410
$141,840
$90,980
N/A
Virginia Beach, VA $164,840
$154,030
$84,110
N/A
Napa, CA $162,740
$159,180
$115,910
$205,650
Los Angeles, CA $162,380
$146,630
$92,380
N/A
Atlanta, GA $160,230
$135,760
$87,970
N/A
Sacramento, CA $159,300
$139,920
$95,630
N/A
San Diego, CA $159,000
$139,860
$92,260
N/A
Roanoke, VA $158,230
$133,680
$86,670
N/A
Boulder, CO $158,100
$147,530
$56,580
N/A
Hartford, CT $158,030
$150,410
$83,110
N/A
Provo, UT $156,970
$137,430
$88,470
N/A
Worcester, MA $156,250
$155,600
$78,540
N/A
Providence, RI $155,330
$140,830
$80,290
N/A
Blacksburg, VA $152,970
$132,620
$87,170
N/A
New Haven, CT $152,410
$130,960
$68,270
N/A
Stockton, CA $151,470
$146,860
$75,720
$222,620
Buffalo, NY $151,420
$128,280
$89,990
$233,680
Greensboro, NC $151,420
$114,080
$85,100
N/A
Charlottesville, VA $150,970
$134,880
$85,030
$224,320
Philadelphia, PA $150,640
$134,610
$78,990
N/A
Bakersfield, CA $150,630
$144,070
$96,120
$218,870
Minneapolis, MN $149,930
$137,800
$69,240
$216,670
Portland, ME $148,960
$128,820
$79,470
$205,000
Syracuse, NY $148,610
$135,590
$100,720
$219,030
Santa Cruz, CA $148,430
$145,950
$73,880
N/A
Durham, NC $148,410
$128,090
$77,320
N/A
San Luis Obispo, CA $147,670
$139,010
$89,560
$226,150
Baltimore, MD $146,820
$122,070
$63,530
$231,400
Springfield, MA $146,490
$142,560
$78,620
$214,970
Salt Lake City, UT $145,150
$136,750
$83,880
$200,680
Riverside, CA $144,780
$133,080
$90,010
$203,080
Allentown, PA $144,470
$129,000
$77,600
$236,000
Ithaca, NY $144,370
$121,480
$103,490
$204,880
Kiryas Joel, NY $144,260
$129,470
$103,210
$190,140
Raleigh, NC $143,840
$128,540
$79,640
$227,580
Santa Rosa, CA $143,790
$132,510
$97,800
$207,380
Austin, TX $143,710
$127,990
$72,530
$224,300
Spokane, WA $143,530
$133,790
$85,010
$208,730
Columbus, OH $143,290
$117,310
$67,060
$212,700
Burlington, VT $142,140
$131,780
$78,420
$211,390
Winston, NC $141,230
$123,170
$76,320
$214,460
Houston, TX $140,770
$125,130
$73,470
$223,560
Olympia, WA $140,590
$138,350
$102,090
$180,720
Santa Maria, CA $139,880
$123,030
$94,150
$210,610
Colorado Springs, CO $139,450
$136,040
$78,560
$214,580
Dayton, OH $139,200
$110,350
$63,270
$170,460
Dallas, TX $139,130
$123,590
$76,730
$216,750
Lynchburg, VA $138,380
$126,010
$85,580
$198,700
Salinas, CA $137,890
$138,100
$96,810
$184,560
Cleveland, OH $137,340
$124,480
$64,220
$237,230
Birmingham, AL $137,300
$99,330
$67,930
N/A
Modesto, CA $137,300
$136,880
$59,010
$224,310
Lafayette, IN $136,870
$141,570
$84,860
$204,960
Chicago, IL $135,800
$125,360
$73,370
$213,290
Miami, FL $135,640
$126,490
$77,900
$226,520
Amherst Town, MA $134,380
$129,790
$83,450
$202,090
Kansas City, MO $134,360
$126,900
$79,670
$206,960
Las Vegas, NV $133,930
$107,810
$73,950
$195,180
Huntsville, AL $133,170
$132,440
$56,580
$220,290
Reading, PA $132,740
$115,820
$77,700
$207,850
Tampa, FL $132,560
$124,370
$63,800
$215,390
Ann Arbor, MI $132,010
$131,860
$77,550
$179,880
Portland, OR $131,970
$127,010
$81,610
$200,660
Memphis, TN $131,640
$124,170
$54,740
$217,710
Iowa City, IA $131,600
$113,920
$88,510
$178,180
Davenport, IA $130,910
$110,640
$64,770
$218,040
Green Bay, WI $130,590
$116,590
$77,830
$192,440
Atlantic City, NJ $130,500
$109,680
$72,960
$200,140
Augusta, GA $130,490
$115,840
$62,820
$197,250
Detroit, MI $130,330
$114,390
$79,480
$199,260
Manchester, NH $129,720
$126,700
$84,220
$181,520
Fresno, CA $129,620
$116,100
$79,350
$192,810
Des Moines, IA $129,540
$114,970
$74,420
$197,620
Milwaukee, WI $129,490
$108,330
$68,830
$208,370
Toledo, OH $129,280
$100,740
$72,970
N/A
Indianapolis, IN $129,150
$110,200
$68,160
$200,010
North Port, FL $129,020
$113,880
$72,900
$178,160
Fort Collins, CO $128,400
$123,460
$85,720
$175,050
Albuquerque, NM $127,980
$108,330
$80,000
$189,240
Naples, FL $127,970
$111,090
$61,700
$211,810
Orlando, FL $127,460
$113,900
$58,540
$213,010
Springfield, IL $127,220
$115,860
$71,690
$195,900
Midland, TX $127,030
$107,660
$70,430
$219,930
Lakeland, FL $126,950
$112,810
$65,010
$194,840
St. Louis, MO $126,860
$107,440
$69,570
$211,210
Urban Honolulu, HI $126,820
$107,310
$75,360
$234,210
Knoxville, TN $126,270
$120,480
$52,340
$172,050
Eugene, OR $126,050
$103,090
$74,250
$217,100
San Antonio, TX $125,850
$110,030
$68,040
$201,490
Beaumont, TX $125,460
$114,520
$71,050
$190,650
Lansing, MI $125,340
$121,470
$70,410
$181,070
Bellingham, WA $125,010
$109,990
$87,480
$194,840
South Bend, IN $124,700
$107,140
$71,690
$177,280
Chattanooga, TN $124,520
$108,930
$55,300
$193,750
Phoenix, AZ $124,510
$106,600
$71,740
$191,270
Cincinnati, OH $124,370
$105,410
$66,990
$196,280
Gainesville, FL $124,210
$101,230
$67,810
N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA $124,000
$102,330
$62,470
$191,220
Kalamazoo, MI $123,970
$109,400
$66,150
$187,850
Omaha, NE $123,330
$115,010
$74,070
$184,350
Springfield, MO $122,490
$115,450
$58,020
$184,840
Wichita, KS $122,300
$116,970
$79,730
$202,910
Palm Bay, FL $122,060
$105,660
$58,920
$191,030
Anchorage, AK $121,970
$106,660
$77,160
$181,660
Jacksonville, FL $121,820
$103,790
$62,160
$192,010
Pensacola, FL $121,720
$100,500
$60,720
$218,320
Madison, WI $121,680
$107,080
$77,890
$180,950
Pittsburgh, PA $120,980
$109,150
$61,110
$187,770
Harrisburg, PA $120,630
$99,790
$68,220
$190,350
Ogden, UT $119,160
$113,670
$69,870
$173,120
Bloomington, IL $118,920
$106,200
$61,610
$206,280
Salem, OR $118,900
$122,070
$73,240
$150,820
Bend, OR $118,710
$112,340
$69,130
$172,540
Akron, OH $118,700
$99,930
$65,330
$181,130
Nashville, TN $118,620
$111,140
$56,160
$175,850
Grand Rapids, MI $118,550
$107,630
$77,340
$176,680
Topeka, KS $118,190
$117,950
$74,150
$168,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $117,710
$107,440
$63,670
$172,800
Tallahassee, FL $117,520
$102,880
$69,990
$168,960
Albany, NY $117,450
$103,340
$50,050
$185,840
Laredo, TX $115,850
$127,470
$67,040
$174,270
Corpus Christi, TX $115,780
$99,450
$63,430
$181,620
Columbia, MO $115,370
$105,670
$70,450
$182,690
Ames, IA $115,290
$106,470
$80,420
$178,420
Cape Coral, FL $114,840
$104,210
$70,800
$170,740
Killeen, TX $114,420
$109,710
$59,910
$179,700
Medford, OR $114,350
$111,430
$65,170
$168,310
Bismarck, ND $114,340
$102,620
$81,380
$166,920
Lexington, KY $114,110
$110,420
$61,370
$164,990
Charleston, SC $114,020
$105,500
$62,700
$171,120
Spartanburg, SC $113,710
$89,590
$51,580
$198,230
Fort Wayne, IN $112,610
$100,150
$57,680
$164,620
Reno, NV $112,360
$98,740
$66,050
$203,210
Peoria, IL $109,930
$109,980
$67,100
$162,310
Asheville, NC $109,570
$99,540
$61,570
$165,540
Columbia, SC $109,370
$91,920
$62,180
$175,830
College Station, TX $108,850
$100,090
$63,000
$158,120
Montgomery, AL $108,610
$90,750
$58,180
$184,370
Greenville, SC $108,320
$81,590
$54,880
$198,000
Corvallis, OR $108,230
$95,690
$67,880
$170,840
New Orleans, LA $108,210
$99,560
$77,930
$148,990
Lubbock, TX $107,990
$94,700
$57,010
$185,070
Lancaster, PA $107,900
$100,920
$58,200
$161,620
Jackson, MS $107,340
$100,520
$59,670
$190,070
Tucson, AZ $106,550
$96,230
$67,110
$163,210
Flagstaff, AZ $105,520
$86,520
$69,740
$156,480
Tulsa, OK $104,990
$97,470
$62,970
$150,480
Tyler, TX $104,940
$94,180
$63,210
$160,490
Waco, TX $104,810
$99,170
$68,970
$141,380
Jefferson City, MO $104,500
$90,020
$68,840
$137,580
Amarillo, TX $103,920
$96,290
$60,490
$150,600
Little Rock, AR $103,090
$90,290
$51,660
$170,920
Champaign, IL $103,000
$101,030
$67,040
$140,850
El Paso, TX $101,760
$89,140
$62,410
$156,770
Scranton, PA $101,470
$83,040
$61,950
$131,230
Boise City, ID $96,990
$89,020
$43,070
$154,200
Baton Rouge, LA $96,930
$88,410
$58,300
$142,080
San Juan, PR $96,360
$92,590
$49,660
$162,120
Oklahoma City, OK $95,510
$72,240
$62,410
$141,200
McAllen, TX $94,890
$83,120
$57,740
$132,980
Abilene, TX $92,520
$78,830
$56,760
$135,330
Brownsville, TX $92,190
$80,580
$53,380
$136,550
Lincoln, NE $88,600
$78,210
$56,990
$131,450
Mobile, AL $67,140
$52,670
$52,670
$95,290
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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