Public Relations Specialists Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$68,790
-8% vs US median ($74,750)
Worth after local cost of living
$57,661
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $44,540 |
| 25th percentile | $56,730 |
| Median (50th) | $68,790 |
| 75th percentile | $89,670 |
| 90th percentile | $149,130 |
| Mean | $82,230 |
| Employed in metro | 2,330 |
A Public Relations Specialists in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $68,790 per year. That is 8% below the national median of $74,750 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $57,661 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.