Public Relations Specialists Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$51,730
-31% vs US median ($74,750)
Worth after local cost of living
$67,976
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $34,450 |
| 25th percentile | $41,570 |
| Median (50th) | $51,730 |
| 75th percentile | $66,300 |
| 90th percentile | $84,070 |
| Mean | $57,430 |
| Employed in metro | 290 |
A Public Relations Specialists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $51,730 per year. That is 31% below the national median of $74,750 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $67,976 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.