Public Relations Specialists Salary in the US
A public relations specialists earns a national median of $74,750 a year (mean $84,120) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #280 of 825.
How much does a public relations specialists earn in the US?
A public relations specialists in the United States earns a median of $74,750 a year (mean $84,120), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 283,380 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3031), ranked #280 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,750
per year
Mean
$84,120
per year
Employment
283,380
US workers
National rank
#280
of 825 by median
What a public relations specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a public relations specialists (SOC 27-3031) earns a median annual wage of $74,750 and a mean (average) of $84,120. The median is the midpoint — half of public relations specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a public relations specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for public relations specialists is $74,750, and the mean (average) is $84,120. The median is the midpoint — half of public relations specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does public relations specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,750, a public relations specialists earns 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many public relations specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 283,380 public relations specialists employed nationally (SOC 27-3031), across all industries.
- Where does this public relations specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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- Construction and Building Inspectors$74,690
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,510
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- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,330
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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