Public Relations Managers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Public Relations Managers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$138,520
National average
Salary Range
$78,880 – N/A
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Public Relations Managers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $218,460 | $125,200 | N/A |
| District of Columbia | $185,810 | $108,030 | N/A |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $185,760 | $107,890 | N/A |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $184,080 | $117,910 | N/A |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $183,590 | $78,540 | N/A |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $178,850 | $108,460 | N/A |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $176,730 | $86,750 | N/A |
| Virginia | $173,880 | $101,850 | N/A |
| New York | $173,780 | $107,730 | N/A |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $172,640 | $95,090 | N/A |
| Massachusetts | $169,760 | $83,770 | N/A |
| New Jersey | $169,510 | $95,370 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $169,250 | $112,720 | N/A |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $169,100 | $83,770 | N/A |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $165,840 | $103,750 | $237,910 |
| Washington | $159,510 | $104,950 | N/A |
| Napa, CA | $159,180 | $115,910 | $205,650 |
| Colorado | $157,150 | $91,900 | $237,910 |
| California | $156,340 | $97,120 | N/A |
| Worcester, MA | $155,600 | $78,540 | N/A |
| Delaware | $154,200 | $102,880 | $221,760 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $154,030 | $84,110 | N/A |
| Connecticut | $152,450 | $81,400 | N/A |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $150,740 | $80,070 | N/A |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $150,410 | $83,110 | N/A |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $148,080 | $99,510 | N/A |
| Boulder, CO | $147,530 | $56,580 | N/A |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $146,860 | $75,720 | $222,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $146,630 | $92,380 | N/A |
| Rhode Island | $146,180 | $80,290 | N/A |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $145,950 | $73,880 | N/A |
| Maryland | $144,590 | $72,020 | N/A |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $144,070 | $96,120 | $218,870 |
| Rochester, NY | $143,560 | $98,970 | N/A |
| Springfield, MA | $142,560 | $78,620 | $214,970 |
| Richmond, VA | $141,840 | $90,980 | N/A |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $141,570 | $84,860 | $204,960 |
| Arkansas | $140,970 | $73,530 | N/A |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $140,830 | $80,290 | N/A |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,920 | $95,630 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $139,860 | $92,260 | N/A |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $139,010 | $89,560 | $226,150 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $138,350 | $102,090 | $180,720 |
| Salinas, CA | $138,100 | $96,810 | $184,560 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $138,090 | $95,100 | N/A |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $137,800 | $69,240 | $216,670 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $137,430 | $88,470 | N/A |
| Modesto, CA | $136,880 | $59,010 | $224,310 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $136,750 | $83,880 | $200,680 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $136,750 | $87,690 | $174,710 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $136,040 | $78,560 | $214,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $135,760 | $87,970 | N/A |
| Syracuse, NY | $135,590 | $100,720 | $219,030 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $134,990 | $89,850 | $179,990 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $134,890 | $93,880 | N/A |
| Charlottesville, VA | $134,880 | $85,030 | $224,320 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $134,610 | $78,990 | N/A |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $133,790 | $85,010 | $208,730 |
| Roanoke, VA | $133,680 | $86,670 | N/A |
| Utah | $133,440 | $83,000 | $203,930 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $133,080 | $90,010 | $203,080 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $132,620 | $87,170 | N/A |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $132,510 | $97,800 | $207,380 |
| Huntsville, AL | $132,440 | $56,580 | $220,290 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $131,860 | $77,550 | $179,880 |
| Vermont | $131,780 | $86,990 | $206,850 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $131,780 | $78,420 | $211,390 |
| Georgia | $131,590 | $83,970 | $237,510 |
| New Haven, CT | $130,960 | $68,270 | N/A |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $129,790 | $83,450 | $202,090 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $129,470 | $103,210 | $190,140 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $129,000 | $77,600 | $236,000 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $128,820 | $79,470 | $205,000 |
| New Hampshire | $128,600 | $84,200 | $204,250 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $128,540 | $79,640 | $227,580 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $128,280 | $89,990 | $233,680 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $128,090 | $77,320 | N/A |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $127,990 | $72,530 | $224,300 |
| Laredo, TX | $127,470 | $67,040 | $174,270 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $127,010 | $81,610 | $200,660 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $126,900 | $79,670 | $206,960 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $126,700 | $84,220 | $181,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $126,490 | $77,900 | $226,520 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $126,010 | $85,580 | $198,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $125,360 | $73,370 | $213,290 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $125,130 | $73,470 | $223,560 |
| Cleveland, OH | $124,480 | $64,220 | $237,230 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $124,370 | $63,800 | $215,390 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $124,170 | $54,740 | $217,710 |
| North Carolina | $123,800 | $77,160 | N/A |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $123,590 | $76,730 | $216,750 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $123,460 | $85,720 | $175,050 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $123,230 | $87,000 | $206,840 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $123,170 | $76,320 | $214,460 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $123,030 | $94,150 | $210,610 |
| Illinois | $122,950 | $69,700 | $213,290 |
| Salem, OR | $122,070 | $73,240 | $150,820 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $122,070 | $63,530 | $231,400 |
| Ithaca, NY | $121,480 | $103,490 | $204,880 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $121,470 | $70,410 | $181,070 |
| Minnesota | $120,550 | $29,990 | $210,430 |
| Knoxville, TN | $120,480 | $52,340 | $172,050 |
| Texas | $120,210 | $70,600 | $214,150 |
| Ohio | $120,200 | $65,060 | $210,300 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $119,560 | $89,990 | $223,100 |
| Pennsylvania | $119,400 | $70,110 | $232,070 |
| Maine | $119,110 | $78,790 | $200,290 |
| Oregon | $119,040 | $76,920 | $184,510 |
| Topeka, KS | $117,950 | $74,150 | $168,120 |
| Columbus, OH | $117,310 | $67,060 | $212,700 |
| Kansas | $117,080 | $75,000 | $176,500 |
| Wichita, KS | $116,970 | $79,730 | $202,910 |
| Green Bay, WI | $116,590 | $77,830 | $192,440 |
| Tennessee | $116,340 | $56,160 | $180,990 |
| Fresno, CA | $116,100 | $79,350 | $192,810 |
| Springfield, IL | $115,860 | $71,690 | $195,900 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $115,840 | $62,820 | $197,250 |
| Reading, PA | $115,820 | $77,700 | $207,850 |
| Springfield, MO | $115,450 | $58,020 | $184,840 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $115,010 | $74,070 | $184,350 |
| Michigan | $114,970 | $76,660 | $195,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $114,970 | $74,420 | $197,620 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $114,520 | $71,050 | $190,650 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $114,390 | $79,480 | $199,260 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $114,080 | $85,100 | N/A |
| Iowa City, IA | $113,920 | $88,510 | $178,180 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $113,900 | $58,540 | $213,010 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $113,880 | $72,900 | $178,160 |
| Ogden, UT | $113,670 | $69,870 | $173,120 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $112,810 | $65,010 | $194,840 |
| Florida | $112,710 | $68,020 | $211,100 |
| New Mexico | $112,490 | $80,350 | $198,760 |
| Bend, OR | $112,340 | $69,130 | $172,540 |
| Medford, OR | $111,430 | $65,170 | $168,310 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $111,140 | $56,160 | $175,850 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $111,090 | $61,700 | $211,810 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $110,640 | $64,770 | $218,040 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $110,420 | $61,370 | $164,990 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $110,350 | $63,270 | $170,460 |
| Indiana | $110,200 | $67,840 | $191,990 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $110,200 | $68,160 | $200,010 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $110,030 | $68,040 | $201,490 |
| Bellingham, WA | $109,990 | $87,480 | $194,840 |
| Peoria, IL | $109,980 | $67,100 | $162,310 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $109,710 | $59,910 | $179,700 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $109,680 | $72,960 | $200,140 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $109,400 | $66,150 | $187,850 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $109,150 | $61,110 | $187,770 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $108,930 | $55,300 | $193,750 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $108,330 | $80,000 | $189,240 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $108,330 | $68,830 | $208,370 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $107,810 | $73,950 | $195,180 |
| Midland, TX | $107,660 | $70,430 | $219,930 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $107,630 | $77,340 | $176,680 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $107,440 | $69,570 | $211,210 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $107,440 | $63,670 | $172,800 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $107,310 | $75,360 | $234,210 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $107,140 | $71,690 | $177,280 |
| Madison, WI | $107,080 | $77,890 | $180,950 |
| Anchorage, AK | $106,660 | $77,160 | $181,660 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $106,600 | $71,740 | $191,270 |
| Wisconsin | $106,580 | $68,860 | $195,790 |
| Iowa | $106,470 | $65,900 | $185,110 |
| Ames, IA | $106,470 | $80,420 | $178,420 |
| Bloomington, IL | $106,200 | $61,610 | $206,280 |
| Missouri | $106,000 | $67,520 | $196,320 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $105,990 | $76,880 | $177,090 |
| Hawaii | $105,980 | $75,090 | $229,640 |
| Columbia, MO | $105,670 | $70,450 | $182,690 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $105,660 | $58,920 | $191,030 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $105,500 | $62,700 | $171,120 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,410 | $66,990 | $196,280 |
| Arizona | $105,360 | $68,810 | $190,540 |
| Nevada | $105,340 | $66,050 | $195,450 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $104,210 | $70,800 | $170,740 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $103,790 | $62,160 | $192,010 |
| Alaska | $103,780 | $69,370 | $187,470 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $103,340 | $50,050 | $185,840 |
| North Dakota | $103,200 | $59,660 | $153,690 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $103,090 | $74,250 | $217,100 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $103,090 | $62,390 | N/A |
| Tallahassee, FL | $102,880 | $69,990 | $168,960 |
| Kentucky | $102,690 | $61,930 | $172,800 |
| Bismarck, ND | $102,620 | $81,380 | $166,920 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $102,330 | $62,470 | $191,220 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $102,190 | $60,240 | $164,620 |
| Montana | $101,700 | $71,650 | $208,830 |
| Nebraska | $101,600 | $59,740 | $168,150 |
| Gainesville, FL | $101,230 | $67,810 | N/A |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $101,180 | $68,270 | $198,890 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $101,030 | $67,040 | $140,850 |
| Lancaster, PA | $100,920 | $58,200 | $161,620 |
| Toledo, OH | $100,740 | $72,970 | N/A |
| Jackson, MS | $100,520 | $59,670 | $190,070 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $100,500 | $60,720 | $218,320 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $100,150 | $57,680 | $164,620 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $100,090 | $63,000 | $158,120 |
| Akron, OH | $99,930 | $65,330 | $181,130 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $99,790 | $68,220 | $190,350 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $99,560 | $77,930 | $148,990 |
| Asheville, NC | $99,540 | $61,570 | $165,540 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $99,450 | $63,430 | $181,620 |
| Birmingham, AL | $99,330 | $67,930 | N/A |
| Waco, TX | $99,170 | $68,970 | $141,380 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $98,820 | $67,470 | $181,660 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $98,790 | $67,750 | $168,830 |
| Reno, NV | $98,740 | $66,050 | $203,210 |
| South Carolina | $98,620 | $62,700 | $197,700 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $97,920 | $64,060 | $194,000 |
| Tulsa, OK | $97,470 | $62,970 | $150,480 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $97,060 | $54,750 | N/A |
| Louisiana | $96,920 | $66,060 | $142,080 |
| Amarillo, TX | $96,290 | $60,490 | $150,600 |
| Tucson, AZ | $96,230 | $67,110 | $163,210 |
| Corvallis, OR | $95,690 | $67,880 | $170,840 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $94,950 | $60,240 | $165,080 |
| Lubbock, TX | $94,700 | $57,010 | $185,070 |
| Tyler, TX | $94,180 | $63,210 | $160,490 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $94,010 | $73,110 | $157,950 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $93,560 | $57,340 | $190,070 |
| Alabama | $93,040 | $52,670 | $184,330 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $92,590 | $49,660 | $162,120 |
| Idaho | $92,590 | $51,050 | $156,470 |
| Columbia, SC | $91,920 | $62,180 | $175,830 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $90,890 | $58,890 | $154,860 |
| Montgomery, AL | $90,750 | $58,180 | $184,370 |
| Mississippi | $90,630 | $51,280 | $190,070 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $90,290 | $51,660 | $170,920 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $90,020 | $68,840 | $137,580 |
| Puerto Rico | $89,990 | $45,000 | $149,850 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $89,590 | $51,580 | $198,230 |
| El Paso, TX | $89,140 | $62,410 | $156,770 |
| Boise City, ID | $89,020 | $43,070 | $154,200 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $88,410 | $58,300 | $142,080 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $87,960 | $64,500 | $147,240 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $86,520 | $69,740 | $156,480 |
| Oklahoma | $85,970 | $61,250 | $147,890 |
| West Virginia | $85,290 | $65,450 | $170,290 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $83,120 | $57,740 | $132,980 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $83,090 | $69,370 | $178,410 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $83,040 | $61,950 | $131,230 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $81,590 | $54,880 | $198,000 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $80,580 | $53,380 | $136,550 |
| Abilene, TX | $78,830 | $56,760 | $135,330 |
| Lincoln, NE | $78,210 | $56,990 | $131,450 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $78,010 | $60,200 | $132,400 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $72,240 | $62,410 | $141,200 |
| Mobile, AL | $52,670 | $52,670 | $95,290 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Public Relations Managers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Public Relations Managers is $138,520, with a typical range of $78,880 – N/A depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Public Relations Managers?▾
Entry-level Public Relations Managers positions typically start around $78,880 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Public Relations Managerss earn the most?▾
Public Relations Managerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.