SOC 11-2032 · Management Occupations

Public Relations Managers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$146,910

U.S. median hourly wage$70.63

U.S. employment74,850

Nationally, public relations managers earned a median of $146,910 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 74,850 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Public Relations Managers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$197,600	$95.00	7,410	10.6
New York	$180,880	$86.96	7,710	0.8
Virginia	$176,340	$84.78	2,610	0.6
New Jersey	$174,980	$84.13	2,420	0.6
Massachusetts	$171,740	$82.57	2,170	0.6
California	$167,980	$80.76	9,400	0.5
Maine	$166,940	$80.26	Not published	Not published
Colorado	$162,870	$78.30	Not published	Not published
Washington	$159,440	$76.65	1,610	0.5
Rhode Island	$156,080	$75.04	210	0.4
Connecticut	$154,210	$74.14	890	0.5
Delaware	$153,010	$73.56	170	0.4
Maryland	$149,380	$71.82	1,530	0.6
Minnesota	$139,040	$66.85	1,230	0.4
Georgia	$134,500	$64.67	1,540	0.3
Utah	$132,670	$63.79	580	0.3
New Hampshire	$132,660	$63.78	330	0.5
North Carolina	$132,280	$63.60	1,510	0.3
Illinois	$131,990	$63.46	2,770	0.5
Oregon	$131,190	$63.07	1,410	0.7
Kansas	$129,760	$62.39	300	0.2
Florida	$127,550	$61.32	2,990	0.3
Tennessee	$127,390	$61.24	700	0.2
Texas	$126,670	$60.90	8,190	0.6
Alaska	$120,920	$58.13	380	1.2
Iowa	$120,730	$58.04	630	0.4
Ohio	$118,670	$57.06	1,400	0.3
Pennsylvania	$118,050	$56.75	2,210	0.4
Michigan	$117,900	$56.69	1,720	0.4
New Mexico	$115,260	$55.41	250	0.3
Indiana	$114,960	$55.27	600	0.2
Missouri	$114,710	$55.15	760	0.3
Arizona	$114,400	$55.00	1,170	0.4
Nevada	$114,130	$54.87	450	0.3
North Dakota	$114,110	$54.86	130	0.3
Wisconsin	$113,980	$54.80	1,010	0.3
Kentucky	$112,320	$54.00	510	0.3
Hawaii	$105,010	$50.49	390	0.6
South Carolina	$104,920	$50.44	650	0.3
Nebraska	$104,440	$50.21	330	0.3
Arkansas	$104,170	$50.08	340	0.3
Montana	$99,990	$48.07	180	0.3
Alabama	$98,210	$47.22	540	0.3
Idaho	$98,160	$47.19	Not published	Not published
Mississippi	$97,160	$46.71	170	0.1
Oklahoma	$96,030	$46.17	490	0.3
Louisiana	$94,380	$45.38	320	0.2
West Virginia	$82,380	$39.61	70	0.1
Puerto Rico	$72,290	$34.75	220	0.2
Vermont	Not published	Not published	280	0.9

Pay by metro area

All 184 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Public Relations Managers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$213,510	$102.65	980	0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$195,190	$93.84	9,470	3.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$192,720	$92.66	1,880	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$192,360	$92.48	7,940	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$179,330	$86.22	430	1.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$177,370	$85.27	190	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$176,390	$84.80	1,810	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$174,990	$84.13	330	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$174,260	$83.78	Not published	Not published
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$166,590	$80.09	1,110	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$163,830	$78.76	3,610	0.6
Midland, TX	$163,180	$78.45	50	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$161,320	$77.56	460	0.4
Richmond, VA	$160,540	$77.19	380	0.6
Greeley, CO	$159,900	$76.88	30	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$158,270	$76.09	60	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$157,630	$75.78	650	0.4
Worcester, MA	$156,850	$75.41	130	0.4
New Haven, CT	$154,210	$74.14	140	0.5
Boulder, CO	$153,370	$73.73	140	0.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$153,140	$73.62	40	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$153,010	$73.56	40	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$152,990	$73.55	200	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$149,990	$72.11	50	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$148,090	$71.20	150	1.1
Rochester, NY	$147,740	$71.03	190	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$146,970	$70.66	50	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$146,880	$70.62	40	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$146,370	$70.37	250	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$143,980	$69.22	90	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$141,710	$68.13	80	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$141,360	$67.96	990	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$141,340	$67.95	120	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$141,230	$67.90	300	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$140,800	$67.69	120	1.0
Winston-Salem, NC	$140,680	$67.64	100	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$140,660	$67.63	90	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$140,290	$67.45	80	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$140,250	$67.43	290	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$140,170	$67.39	140	1.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$140,110	$67.36	1,020	0.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$138,900	$66.78	30	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$138,900	$66.78	70	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$138,650	$66.66	770	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$138,130	$66.41	50	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$137,870	$66.28	220	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$137,240	$65.98	80	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$137,200	$65.96	40	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$137,190	$65.96	160	0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$136,490	$65.62	1,220	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$136,490	$65.62	70	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$135,850	$65.31	90	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$135,630	$65.21	50	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$134,990	$64.90	430	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$134,430	$64.63	150	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$134,390	$64.61	50	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$134,320	$64.58	40	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$133,210	$64.04	2,190	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$133,210	$64.04	420	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$132,990	$63.94	50	0.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$132,600	$63.75	70	0.4
Salem, OR	$132,600	$63.75	100	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$132,340	$63.62	390	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$131,450	$63.20	90	0.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$131,280	$63.12	40	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$131,190	$63.07	290	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$131,150	$63.06	350	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$130,950	$62.96	2,850	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$130,770	$62.87	1,130	0.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$130,530	$62.76	1,790	0.5
Salinas, CA	$130,440	$62.71	40	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$130,280	$62.64	450	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$129,830	$62.42	1,010	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$129,800	$62.41	220	0.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$129,710	$62.36	340	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$129,280	$62.15	250	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$129,280	$62.15	1,310	0.5
Springfield, MA	$128,850	$61.95	70	0.3
Ithaca, NY	$128,400	$61.73	30	0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$128,380	$61.72	70	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$128,370	$61.71	40	0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$128,280	$61.67	40	0.4
Iowa City, IA	$127,760	$61.42	70	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$127,080	$61.10	350	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$127,060	$61.09	70	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$126,820	$60.97	90	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$126,520	$60.83	270	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$126,360	$60.75	50	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$125,650	$60.41	Not published	Not published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$125,250	$60.22	120	0.3
Fresno, CA	$125,230	$60.21	110	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$124,280	$59.75	30	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$124,250	$59.74	170	0.5
Columbus, OH	$123,970	$59.60	310	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$122,300	$58.80	80	0.5
Topeka, KS	$121,880	$58.60	40	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$121,780	$58.55	40	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$121,370	$58.35	40	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$121,320	$58.33	50	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$120,420	$57.89	160	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$119,580	$57.49	570	0.5
Peoria, IL	$119,550	$57.48	50	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$119,340	$57.37	400	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$119,290	$57.35	90	0.2
Springfield, IL	$119,110	$57.26	50	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$118,590	$57.01	920	0.4
Ogden, UT	$118,080	$56.77	40	0.1
Reading, PA	$117,980	$56.72	40	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$117,480	$56.48	70	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$117,290	$56.39	410	0.9
Madison, WI	$117,120	$56.31	270	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$117,030	$56.27	70	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$116,200	$55.86	40	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$116,190	$55.86	330	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$115,970	$55.75	40	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$115,000	$55.29	220	0.3
Medford, OR	$114,920	$55.25	40	0.5
Bismarck, ND	$114,110	$54.86	40	0.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$113,840	$54.73	40	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$113,290	$54.47	320	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$113,110	$54.38	110	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$113,110	$54.38	170	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$112,420	$54.05	90	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$111,250	$53.49	120	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$111,100	$53.42	320	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$110,960	$53.34	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$110,840	$53.29	50	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$110,770	$53.26	160	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$110,060	$52.91	40	0.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$109,210	$52.50	40	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$108,390	$52.11	310	0.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$108,130	$51.99	90	0.9
Tulsa, OK	$108,080	$51.96	130	0.3
Savannah, GA	$107,250	$51.56	30	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$106,990	$51.44	70	0.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$106,880	$51.39	60	0.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$106,350	$51.13	40	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$106,230	$51.07	40	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$105,770	$50.85	50	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$105,210	$50.58	310	0.7
Anchorage, AK	$105,160	$50.56	170	1.0
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$105,160	$50.56	40	0.2
Bend, OR	$105,020	$50.49	50	0.4
Wichita, KS	$105,000	$50.48	30	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$104,790	$50.38	150	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$104,640	$50.31	490	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$104,520	$50.25	80	0.6
Reno, NV	$104,360	$50.17	80	0.3
Santa Fe, NM	$103,990	$50.00	40	0.6
Amarillo, TX	$103,880	$49.94	40	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$103,570	$49.79	90	0.5
El Paso, TX	$103,530	$49.77	110	0.3
Asheville, NC	$103,440	$49.73	50	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$103,050	$49.54	30	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$103,000	$49.52	130	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$101,950	$49.02	50	0.4
Corvallis, OR	$101,710	$48.90	30	0.8
Tyler, TX	$101,510	$48.80	50	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$100,530	$48.33	150	0.4
Billings, MT	$99,990	$48.07	40	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$99,650	$47.91	50	0.2
Boise City, ID	$98,860	$47.53	Not published	Not published
Waco, TX	$98,850	$47.53	90	0.7
Akron, OH	$98,500	$47.36	70	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$98,210	$47.22	250	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$98,160	$47.19	70	0.2
Florence, SC	$97,940	$47.09	30	0.4
Toledo, OH	$96,830	$46.55	60	0.2
Jackson, MS	$94,680	$45.52	70	0.2
Abilene, TX	$93,710	$45.05	40	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$92,870	$44.65	80	0.5
Jefferson City, MO	$92,550	$44.49	60	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$91,900	$44.19	90	0.2
Columbia, SC	$91,550	$44.02	170	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$90,500	$43.51	30	0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$90,330	$43.43	70	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$88,350	$42.48	60	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$81,000	$38.94	260	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$78,370	$37.68	130	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$72,910	$35.06	200	0.3
Mobile, AL	$70,430	$33.86	50	0.3
Midland, MI	Not published	Not published	60	1.7
Rochester, MN	Not published	Not published	50	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	Not published	Not published	40	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.