Salary by state
Public Relations Specialists Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Public Relations Specialists — median wage by state
- District of Columbia: $102,740, COL-adjusted $93,485
- Washington: $87,470, COL-adjusted $81,748
- California: $85,030, COL-adjusted $76,811
- Connecticut: $84,990, COL-adjusted $82,037
- New York: $81,250, COL-adjusted $75,301
- Colorado: $80,680, COL-adjusted $78,254
- Virginia: $80,380, COL-adjusted $79,505
- New Jersey: $80,130, COL-adjusted $73,649
- Massachusetts: $79,660, COL-adjusted $75,293
- Maryland: $79,560, COL-adjusted $75,771
- Rhode Island: $77,540, COL-adjusted $75,797
- Illinois: $76,380, COL-adjusted $76,380
- Delaware: $76,120, COL-adjusted $76,273
- Oregon: $74,900, COL-adjusted $72,437
- Nevada: $73,840, COL-adjusted $73,840
- New Hampshire: $73,280, COL-adjusted $70,326
- Georgia: $73,200, COL-adjusted $76,012
- North Dakota: $70,280, COL-adjusted $78,966
- Alaska: $70,050, COL-adjusted $68,408
- New Mexico: $68,700, COL-adjusted $74,512
- Minnesota: $68,620, COL-adjusted $69,594
- Wyoming: $67,490, COL-adjusted $72,805
- Wisconsin: $67,240, COL-adjusted $71,456
- North Carolina: $67,230, COL-adjusted $71,294
- Arizona: $66,710, COL-adjusted $66,246
- Vermont: $66,060, COL-adjusted $67,408
- Michigan: $65,300, COL-adjusted $67,879
- Texas: $65,160, COL-adjusted $67,106
- Arkansas: $65,000, COL-adjusted $74,799
- Oklahoma: $64,920, COL-adjusted $73,941
- Indiana: $64,900, COL-adjusted $69,561
- Kansas: $64,860, COL-adjusted $71,987
- Ohio: $64,840, COL-adjusted $69,871
- South Dakota: $64,520, COL-adjusted $72,822
- Hawaii: $63,880, COL-adjusted $58,073
- Montana: $63,780, COL-adjusted $67,421
- Florida: $63,660, COL-adjusted $61,567
- Iowa: $62,970, COL-adjusted $71,720
- South Carolina: $62,730, COL-adjusted $66,948
- Utah: $62,670, COL-adjusted $63,367
- Maine: $62,450, COL-adjusted $64,315
- Nebraska: $61,780, COL-adjusted $68,568
- Alabama: $61,710, COL-adjusted $69,493
- Missouri: $61,130, COL-adjusted $67,324
- Idaho: $61,110, COL-adjusted $63,990
- Tennessee: $60,900, COL-adjusted $66,268
- Louisiana: $60,470, COL-adjusted $68,560
- Kentucky: $60,150, COL-adjusted $66,685
- Mississippi: $59,810, COL-adjusted $68,747
- Pennsylvania: $57,460, COL-adjusted $58,873
- West Virginia: $56,730, COL-adjusted $63,385
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- District of Columbia$102,740
- Washington$87,470
- California$85,030
- Connecticut$84,990
- New York$81,250
- Colorado$80,680
- Virginia$80,380
- New Jersey$80,130
- Massachusetts$79,660
- Maryland$79,560
- Rhode Island$77,540
- Illinois$76,380
- Delaware$76,120
- Oregon$74,900
- Nevada$73,840
- New Hampshire$73,280
- Georgia$73,200
- North Dakota$70,280
- Alaska$70,050
- New Mexico$68,700
- Minnesota$68,620
- Wyoming$67,490
- Wisconsin$67,240
- North Carolina$67,230
- Arizona$66,710
- Vermont$66,060
- Michigan$65,300
- Texas$65,160
- Arkansas$65,000
- Oklahoma$64,920
- Indiana$64,900
- Kansas$64,860
- Ohio$64,840
- South Dakota$64,520
- Hawaii$63,880
- Montana$63,780
- Florida$63,660
- Iowa$62,970
- South Carolina$62,730
- Utah$62,670
- Maine$62,450
- Nebraska$61,780
- Alabama$61,710
- Missouri$61,130
- Idaho$61,110
- Tennessee$60,900
- Louisiana$60,470
- Kentucky$60,150
- Mississippi$59,810
- Pennsylvania$57,460
- West Virginia$56,730