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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,540
25th Percentile Wage
$61,920
50th Percentile Wage
$80,140
75th Percentile Wage
$99,690
90th Percentile Wage
$131,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$80,140
12.38% 17.16%
2017
$70,220
0.85% -
2016
$69,620
5.60% -
2015
$65,720
-1.60% -
2014
$66,770
4.64% -
2013
$63,670
-4.27% -
2012
$66,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,140 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.7 percent (36.7%) 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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