Public Relations Specialists · SOC 27-3031
Public Relations Specialists Salary in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Public Relations Specialists in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $58,490 per year ($28.12 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,290 at the 10th percentile to $114,700 at the 90th. BLS estimates 180 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Public Relations Specialists in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area earn more than $58,490 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $44,430 and $77,020.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,290 | $44,430 | $58,490 | $77,020 | $114,700 |
| Hourly | $17.45 | $21.36 | $28.12 | $37.03 | $55.14 |
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
- West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$58,490 median for West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,430 to $77,020
- Ohiostate$64,840 median for Ohio; middle half earns $50,040 to $85,890
- 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 −10% vs Ohio overall and −22% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Ohio
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for public relations specialists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areathis page$58,490 median for West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,430 to $77,020
- $73,280 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $55,360 to $96,170
- $66,610 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $51,720 to $85,530
- $64,040 median for Cincinnati metro area; middle half earns $51,520 to $83,200
- $63,900 median for Dayton metro area; middle half earns $52,600 to $87,500
- $61,830 median for Akron metro area; middle half earns $47,730 to $82,200
- $60,220 median for Toledo metro area; middle half earns $48,100 to $77,690
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 West Northwestern Ohio 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.