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Public Relations Specialists Salary by City (2026)

362 metro areas · National average: $68,847 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Public Relations Specialists salaries across 362 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $114,690
Washington, DC $110,280
San Francisco, CA $109,070
Lexington Park, MD $105,610
Boulder, CO $105,260
Seattle, WA $100,650
Vallejo, CA $99,690
Sacramento, CA $95,880
New York, NY $95,730
Fayetteville, AR $95,000
Kennewick, WA $94,560
Bremerton, WA $94,260
Denver, CO $93,980
Atlanta, GA $93,500
Bridgeport, CT $93,250
Hartford, CT $92,800
New Haven, CT $89,910
Greeley, CO $89,270
Boston, MA $87,930
Oxnard, CA $87,190
Bloomington, IL $86,080
Los Angeles, CA $85,550
San Diego, CA $85,250
Savannah, GA $85,190
Elmira, NY $85,050
Santa Maria, CA $84,980
Trenton, NJ $84,680
Fort Collins, CO $84,090
Salinas, CA $84,020
Columbus, GA $83,540
Salt Lake City, UT $82,830
Mount Vernon, WA $82,600
Portland, OR $82,220
Phoenix, AZ $81,630
Cheyenne, WY $81,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,220
Huntsville, AL $81,080
Dalton, GA $80,660
Santa Rosa, CA $80,650
Napa, CA $80,640
Columbus, OH $80,560
Olympia, WA $80,530
Yuba City, CA $80,340
Charlottesville, VA $80,290
El Centro, CA $80,130
Salem, OR $80,090
Bakersfield, CA $80,070
Santa Cruz, CA $79,900
Riverside, CA $79,840
Worcester, MA $79,760
Norwich, CT $79,560
Richmond, VA $79,390
Colorado Springs, CO $79,240
Providence, RI $78,980
Winchester, VA $78,730
Niles, MI $78,360
Waterbury, CT $78,360
Spokane, WA $78,240
Carson City, NV $77,990
Stockton, CA $77,930
Casper, WY $77,620
Gainesville, GA $77,090
Gulfport, MS $77,030
Rochester, MN $77,000
Kiryas Joel, NY $76,930
Akron, OH $76,880
Raleigh, NC $76,630
Bismarck, ND $76,580
Anchorage, AK $76,560
Manchester, NH $76,420
Madison, WI $76,380
Harrisburg, PA $76,220
Spartanburg, SC $76,030
Durham, NC $75,710
Wenatchee, WA $75,700
Albany, NY $75,460
Buffalo, NY $75,140
Minneapolis, MN $75,070
Barnstable Town, MA $74,910
Augusta, GA $74,890
Baltimore, MD $74,870
Chicago, IL $74,860
Springfield, MA $74,790
Bellingham, WA $74,690
Elizabethtown, KY $74,630
Reno, NV $74,570
Yakima, WA $74,480
San Luis Obispo, CA $74,330
New Orleans, LA $74,270
Fresno, CA $74,170
Redding, CA $74,000
Rochester, NY $73,970
Virginia Beach, VA $73,930
Utica, NY $73,790
Modesto, CA $73,770
Owensboro, KY $73,580
Walla Walla, WA $73,520
Indianapolis, IN $73,410
Charleston, SC $73,340
St. George, UT $73,340
St. Louis, MO $73,240
Visalia, CA $73,160
Syracuse, NY $73,150
Midland, MI $73,100
Albuquerque, NM $72,990
Greenville, SC $72,980
Kansas City, MO $72,920
Miami, FL $72,880
Kingston, NY $72,870
Lansing, MI $72,810
Lafayette, IN $72,710
Bozeman, MT $72,600
Lexington, KY $72,440
Detroit, MI $72,430
Ann Arbor, MI $72,420
Des Moines, IA $72,230
Philadelphia, PA $72,110
Merced, CA $71,940
Kenosha, WI $71,770
Charlotte, NC $71,690
Columbia, SC $71,670
Jacksonville, FL $71,530
Fairbanks, AK $71,470
Athens, GA $71,310
Flagstaff, AZ $71,290
Pinehurst, NC $71,280
Houston, TX $71,200
Anniston, AL $71,160
Glens Falls, NY $71,130
Dallas, TX $71,050
Cleveland, OH $71,000
Ogden, UT $70,980
Yuma, AZ $70,970
Pittsfield, MA $70,960
Jackson, MI $70,830
Fargo, ND $70,810
Ithaca, NY $70,630
Oshkosh, WI $70,490
Dayton, OH $70,420
Macon, GA $70,410
Fayetteville, NC $70,390
Springfield, IL $70,350
Oklahoma City, OK $70,330
Fort Wayne, IN $70,300
Birmingham, AL $70,130
Santa Fe, NM $70,110
Binghamton, NY $70,090
Las Vegas, NV $70,030
Atlantic City, NJ $69,960
Austin, TX $69,850
Grand Junction, CO $69,780
Milwaukee, WI $69,640
Montgomery, AL $69,580
Midland, TX $69,570
Lafayette, LA $69,560
Rapid City, SD $69,530
Naples, FL $69,480
Crestview, FL $69,400
Daphne, AL $69,400
Orlando, FL $69,250
Bend, OR $69,140
Pueblo, CO $68,610
Hilton Head Island, SC $68,550
Jackson, MS $68,470
Urban Honolulu, HI $68,460
Tuscaloosa, AL $68,310
Lebanon, PA $68,250
Boise City, ID $68,230
Davenport, IA $67,950
San Antonio, TX $67,940
Little Rock, AR $67,900
Racine, WI $67,870
Monroe, MI $67,790
Eugene, OR $67,740
Salisbury, MD $67,720
Amherst Town, MA $67,620
Lake Charles, LA $67,620
Chico, CA $67,610
Sheboygan, WI $67,540
Kahului, HI $67,220
Green Bay, WI $67,170
Palm Bay, FL $66,970
Sioux Falls, SD $66,940
Harrisonburg, VA $66,890
Paducah, KY $66,690
Fond du Lac, WI $66,680
Tampa, FL $66,610
Watertown, NY $66,600
Missoula, MT $66,590
North Port, FL $66,520
Lawton, OK $66,510
Tallahassee, FL $66,490
Flint, MI $66,470
Shreveport, LA $66,400
Cincinnati, OH $66,310
Dover, DE $66,280
Wausau, WI $66,260
Slidell, LA $66,060
South Bend, IN $66,040
Grand Forks, ND $66,030
Champaign, IL $66,020
Janesville, WI $66,020
Portland, ME $66,000
Ames, IA $65,990
Hattiesburg, MS $65,980
Pensacola, FL $65,920
Albany, GA $65,870
Tulsa, OK $65,850
Wildwood, FL $65,680
Elkhart, IN $65,630
Battle Creek, MI $65,600
Prescott Valley, AZ $65,520
Cedar Rapids, IA $65,410
Helena, MT $65,370
Topeka, KS $65,350
Dubuque, IA $65,240
Omaha, NE $65,220
Provo, UT $65,210
Peoria, IL $64,970
Wichita, KS $64,950
Myrtle Beach, SC $64,810
Tucson, AZ $64,790
Grand Rapids, MI $64,780
Auburn, AL $64,740
York, PA $64,730
Burlington, VT $64,720
Lakeland, FL $64,690
Iowa City, IA $64,660
Eau Claire, WI $64,570
Beaumont, TX $64,510
Cape Coral, FL $64,450
Bloomington, IN $64,420
Nashville, TN $64,350
Toledo, OH $64,260
La Crosse, WI $63,900
Terre Haute, IN $63,830
Chattanooga, TN $63,770
Baton Rouge, LA $63,670
Sierra Vista, AZ $63,550
Mobile, AL $63,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,510
Panama City, FL $63,500
Columbus, IN $63,480
Lake Havasu City, AZ $63,480
Lewiston, ME $63,390
St. Joseph, MO $63,380
Lynchburg, VA $63,210
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,150
Kankakee, IL $63,130
Mankato, MN $63,060
Decatur, AL $62,990
Kingsport, TN $62,980
Grants Pass, OR $62,940
Alexandria, LA $62,920
Burlington, NC $62,750
Vineland, NJ $62,720
Hagerstown, MD $62,600
Duluth, MN $62,360
Morgantown, WV $62,290
Allentown, PA $62,230
Billings, MT $62,110
Albany, OR $61,960
Sioux City, IA $61,950
Springfield, MO $61,900
Blacksburg, VA $61,700
Pittsburgh, PA $61,690
Canton, OH $61,630
Memphis, TN $61,590
Appleton, WI $61,570
Lincoln, NE $61,450
Coeur d'Alene, ID $61,390
Kalamazoo, MI $61,230
Corvallis, OR $61,200
Youngstown, OH $61,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,040
Logan, UT $61,040
Waterloo, IA $61,040
Lawrence, KS $60,920
Amarillo, TX $60,910
Saginaw, MI $60,870
Columbia, MO $60,750
San Angelo, TX $60,720
Greenville, NC $60,560
Knoxville, TN $60,480
St. Cloud, MN $60,430
Manhattan, KS $60,370
Gainesville, FL $60,310
Las Cruces, NM $60,230
Sandusky, OH $60,220
Brunswick, GA $60,190
Kokomo, IN $60,040
Greensboro, NC $59,890
Wichita Falls, TX $59,890
Bangor, ME $59,780
Rocky Mount, NC $59,620
Huntington, WV $59,590
Muncie, IN $59,560
Roanoke, VA $59,540
Altoona, PA $59,530
Monroe, LA $59,430
Asheville, NC $59,370
Waco, TX $59,220
Evansville, IN $59,130
Abilene, TX $59,110
Muskegon, MI $59,010
Jacksonville, NC $58,880
Medford, OR $58,860
Reading, PA $58,840
Michigan City, IN $58,780
Traverse City, MI $58,700
Punta Gorda, FL $58,670
Great Falls, MT $58,630
Deltona, FL $58,600
Hickory, NC $58,540
Joplin, MO $58,440
College Station, TX $58,390
Odessa, TX $58,300
Pocatello, ID $58,180
Rockford, IL $58,140
Bowling Green, KY $58,050
Dothan, AL $57,860
Longview, TX $57,630
Wilmington, NC $57,630
Sebastian, FL $57,510
Fort Smith, AR $57,480
Erie, PA $57,470
State College, PA $57,290
Idaho Falls, ID $57,120
Tyler, TX $57,120
Cape Girardeau, MO $56,980
Valdosta, GA $56,950
Staunton, VA $56,930
Texarkana, TX $56,930
Mansfield, OH $56,480
Ocala, FL $56,480
Winston, NC $56,270
Goldsboro, NC $56,140
Lima, OH $56,070
Lubbock, TX $55,890
Corpus Christi, TX $55,490
Charleston, WV $55,360
Grand Island, NE $55,090
Sherman, TX $55,030
El Paso, TX $54,650
Lancaster, PA $54,430
Laredo, TX $54,380
Gettysburg, PA $54,250
Sebring, FL $54,170
Homosassa Springs, FL $54,150
Victoria, TX $53,760
Jackson, TN $53,270
Scranton, PA $53,120
Florence, SC $52,580
Killeen, TX $52,430
Clarksville, TN $51,750
San Juan, PR $51,630
Williamsport, PA $51,520
Brownsville, TX $50,150
Chambersburg, PA $49,410
Johnstown, PA $48,360
McAllen, TX $48,120
Johnson City, TN $47,730