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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Public Relations Specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,040
25th Percentile Wage
$49,480
50th Percentile Wage
$65,130
75th Percentile Wage
$87,250
90th Percentile Wage
$114,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,040.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$65,130
4.88% 13.62%
2021
$61,950
3.05% -
2020
$60,060
-0.07% -
2019
$60,100
-0.43% -
2018
$60,360
3.15% -
2017
$58,460
1.83% -
2016
$57,390
7.72% -
2015
$52,960
4.42% -
2014
$50,620
0.32% -
2013
$50,460
-11.49% -
2012
$56,260
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,130 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 38.2 percent (38.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$105,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$88,290
Napa
$84,320
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$80,140
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$77,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,710
Vallejo-Fairfield
$75,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,700
El Centro
$74,360
Yuba City
$73,100
Stockton
$71,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$71,780
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$69,350
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$69,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$68,490
Redding
$67,810
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$65,130
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$64,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$64,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$64,810
Bakersfield-Delano
$64,410
Salinas
$63,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$63,820
Modesto
$63,700
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$62,590
Fresno
$60,900
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,780
Visalia-Porterville
$60,230
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$58,210
Chico
$57,550
Madera-Chowchilla
$56,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$55,740
Merced
$50,710

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