Public Relations Specialists Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$61,610
-18% vs US median ($74,750)
Worth after local cost of living
$68,077
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $38,760 |
| 25th percentile | $49,340 |
| Median (50th) | $61,610 |
| 75th percentile | $88,870 |
| 90th percentile | $140,910 |
| Mean | $78,740 |
| Employed in metro | 810 |
A Public Relations Specialists in Columbia, SC earns a median of $61,610 per year. That is 18% below the national median of $74,750 for this occupation. Because Columbia, SC has a cost index of 90.5 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $68,077 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $68,359, median gross rent $1,193/mo, and the median home value $232,400. See the full Columbia, SC cost-of-living profile.