The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,210 | -6.96% | -11.68% |
| 2016 | $62,260 | 2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $60,760 | -6.68% | - |
| 2014 | $64,820 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $63,840 | -1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $65,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,210 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 44.7 percent (44.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.