Public Relations Specialists · SOC 27-3031
Public Relations Specialists Salary in the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Public Relations Specialists in the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $58,800 per year ($28.27 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,910 at the 10th percentile to $89,090 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Public Relations Specialists in the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area earn more than $58,800 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $44,230 and $78,870.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,910 | $44,230 | $58,800 | $78,870 | $89,090 |
| Hourly | $18.71 | $21.26 | $28.27 | $37.92 | $42.83 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$58,800 median for Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,230 to $78,870
- Oregonstate$74,900 median for Oregon; middle half earns $55,970 to $100,330
- United Statesnational$74,750 median for United States; middle half earns $56,260 to $100,370
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −21% vs Oregon overall and −21% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Oregon
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for public relations specialists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areathis page$58,800 median for Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,230 to $78,870
- $87,740 median for Salem metro area; middle half earns $60,420 to $108,970
- $78,380 median for Portland metro area; middle half earns $59,290 to $103,990
- $72,000 median for Bend metro area; middle half earns $54,670 to $94,330
- $63,650 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $53,330 to $76,780
- $61,590 median for Corvallis metro area; middle half earns $52,240 to $78,560
- $61,100 median for Eugene metro area; middle half earns $51,640 to $79,550
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for public relations specialistss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.