WorthByZip

Public Relations Specialists Salary by Metro

US median salary $74,750 range $44,110 - $135,150
US mean salary $84,120

The tables below rank 150 US metro areas by median Public Relations Specialists pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.

Metros ranked by Public Relations Specialists pay

MetroMedianWorth (cost-adj.)vs US
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $117,620 $58,810 +57%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $102,520 $54,648 +37%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $101,680 $66,155 +36%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $96,000 $63,283 +28%
New Haven, CT $91,530 $79,110 +22%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $89,640 $64,957 +20%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $87,830 $81,778 +17%
Salem, OR $87,740 $82,696 +17%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $85,650 $97,551 +15%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $84,990 $59,768 +14%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $84,990 $69,041 +14%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $84,130 $60,612 +13%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $82,930 $58,360 +11%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $81,440 $53,090 +9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $81,240 $47,704 +9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $80,700 $49,297 +8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $80,610 $45,879 +8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $79,860 $51,029 +7%
Vallejo, CA $79,590 $48,501 +6%
Salinas, CA $78,960 $50,648 +6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $78,920 $62,240 +6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,450 $48,546 +5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $78,380 $59,924 +5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA $77,710 $59,095 +4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $77,570 $63,478 +4%
Fayetteville, NC $77,500 $84,331 +4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $77,210 $77,911 +3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $77,050 $71,014 +3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $77,010 $55,007 +3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $76,970 $69,218 +3%
Modesto, CA $76,610 $62,234 +2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $76,580 $77,667 +2%
Reno, NV $75,840 $62,833 +1%
Richmond, VA $75,730 $69,034 +1%
Worcester, MA $75,610 $69,880 +1%
Colorado Springs, CO $75,550 $58,611 +1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,190 $67,314 +1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH $75,090 $60,999 +0%
Visalia, CA $74,780 $77,013 +0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $74,660 $87,939 +0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $74,610 $77,800 +0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $73,890 $65,914 -1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $73,840 $59,886 -1%
Huntsville, AL $73,810 $82,285 -1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $73,780 $67,564 -1%
Albuquerque, NM $73,640 $83,968 -1%
Madison, WI $73,510 $71,577 -2%
Columbus, OH $73,280 $75,859 -2%
Fresno, CA $72,870 $69,006 -3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $72,390 $58,285 -3%
Rochester, NY $71,740 $82,745 -4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT $71,560 $70,922 -4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $71,550 $86,833 -4%
Anchorage, AK $71,510 $64,656 -4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,660 $81,032 -5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,510 $76,725 -6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $70,490 $54,601 -6%
Fort Wayne, IN $70,410 $92,523 -6%
Springfield, MA $69,790 $80,963 -7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $69,470 $53,071 -7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $69,380 $86,509 -7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,280 $56,601 -7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC $68,790 $57,661 -8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $68,600 $74,323 -8%
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,330 $60,684 -9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $68,320 $62,968 -9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $68,240 $70,278 -9%
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,050 $71,859 -9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL $67,780 $48,003 -9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,370 $50,464 -10%
Cleveland, OH $66,610 $83,681 -11%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $66,450 $73,588 -11%
Oklahoma City, OK $66,410 $77,946 -11%
Chattanooga, TN-GA $66,370 $75,249 -11%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $66,100 $72,240 -12%
Spartanburg, SC $65,870 $82,132 -12%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $65,520 $75,833 -12%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $65,440 $54,488 -12%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $65,170 $78,329 -13%
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,170 $70,607 -13%
St. Louis, MO-IL $65,170 $77,216 -13%
Birmingham, AL $64,880 $72,981 -13%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,690 $62,563 -13%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,690 $52,381 -13%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,600 $45,557 -14%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $64,550 $57,531 -14%
Savannah, GA $64,520 $58,495 -14%
Syracuse, NY $64,110 $78,470 -14%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,040 $76,420 -14%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $63,900 $81,091 -15%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $63,780 $52,408 -15%
Urban Honolulu, HI $63,780 $40,367 -15%
Tulsa, OK $63,760 $77,946 -15%
Omaha, NE-IA $63,700 $70,465 -15%
Jacksonville, FL $63,620 $55,418 -15%
Wilmington, NC $63,620 $60,418 -15%
Wichita, KS $63,430 $84,686 -15%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $63,310 $72,603 -15%
Boise City, ID $63,130 $55,966 -16%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,880 $88,067 -16%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,870 $54,245 -16%
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,580 $75,489 -16%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,400 $52,881 -17%
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,380 $72,283 -17%
Montgomery, AL $62,360 $75,133 -17%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $62,200 $59,750 -17%
Akron, OH $61,830 $78,966 -17%
Ocala, FL $61,740 $63,715 -17%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,710 $77,138 -17%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,640 $72,861 -18%
Tucson, AZ $61,630 $67,062 -18%
Columbia, SC $61,610 $68,077 -18%
Flint, MI $61,610 $82,147 -18%
Winston-Salem, NC $61,580 $79,870 -18%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,220 $79,610 -18%
Ogden, UT $61,110 $53,699 -18%
Eugene-Springfield, OR $61,100 $59,436 -18%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $61,020 $64,097 -18%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,000 $65,946 -18%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $60,870 $45,940 -19%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $60,820 $46,857 -19%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $60,600 $52,107 -19%
Jackson, MS $60,310 $74,182 -19%
Toledo, OH $60,220 $84,579 -19%
Baton Rouge, LA $59,990 $69,675 -20%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $59,770 $65,537 -20%
Tallahassee, FL $59,590 $62,726 -20%
Canton-Massillon, OH $59,500 $85,000 -20%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,450 $70,858 -20%
Asheville, NC $58,970 $59,990 -21%
Port St. Lucie, FL $58,220 $48,598 -22%
El Paso, TX $57,810 $70,672 -23%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,720 $55,822 -23%
Knoxville, TN $57,360 $66,083 -23%
Lafayette, LA $57,060 $77,004 -24%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $56,200 $54,722 -25%
Pittsburgh, PA $55,910 $69,975 -25%
York-Hanover, PA $55,660 $61,503 -26%
Corpus Christi, TX $54,570 $56,432 -27%
Youngstown-Warren, OH $54,300 $77,571 -27%
Springfield, MO $52,990 $71,900 -29%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $52,500 $50,725 -30%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $51,730 $67,976 -31%
Lancaster, PA $51,230 $49,786 -31%
Reading, PA $51,180 $57,121 -32%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,080 $44,886 -32%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,360 $70,514 -34%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $48,980 $67,466 -34%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $46,030 $65,757 -38%
Mobile, AL $42,770 $53,596 -43%