Public Relations Managers · SOC 11-2032

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Public Relations Managerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for public relations managers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (3 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 181 metro areas

Public Relations Managers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$213,510	980	0.9
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$195,190	9,470	3.0
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$192,720	1,880	0.8
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$192,360	7,940	0.8
5	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$179,330	430	1.8
6	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$177,370	190	0.7
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$176,390	1,810	0.7
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$174,990	330	0.8
9	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$174,260	Not published	Not published
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$166,590	1,110	0.5
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$163,830	3,610	0.6
12	Midland, TX	$163,180	50	0.4
13	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$161,320	460	0.4
14	Richmond, VA	$160,540	380	0.6
15	Greeley, CO	$159,900	30	0.3
16	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$158,270	60	0.2
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$157,630	650	0.4
18	Worcester, MA	$156,850	130	0.4
19	New Haven, CT	$154,210	140	0.5
20	Boulder, CO	$153,370	140	0.7
21	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$153,140	40	0.2
22	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$153,010	40	0.2
23	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$152,990	200	0.3
24	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$149,990	50	0.3
25	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$148,090	150	1.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Public Relations Managers overview.

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.