Public Relations Specialists Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$71,740
-4% vs US median ($74,750)
Worth after local cost of living
$82,745
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $43,640 |
| 25th percentile | $59,140 |
| Median (50th) | $71,740 |
| 75th percentile | $87,310 |
| 90th percentile | $115,280 |
| Mean | $79,500 |
| Employed in metro | 880 |
A Public Relations Specialists in Rochester, NY earns a median of $71,740 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $74,750 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $82,745 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.