The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $41,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,490 | 8.25% | 20.35% |
| 2021 | $62,840 | -16.80% | - |
| 2020 | $73,400 | 6.47% | - |
| 2019 | $68,650 | 0.60% | - |
| 2018 | $68,240 | 8.88% | - |
| 2017 | $62,180 | -0.50% | - |
| 2016 | $62,490 | 4.00% | - |
| 2015 | $59,990 | -1.47% | - |
| 2014 | $60,870 | 4.67% | - |
| 2013 | $58,030 | 6.00% | - |
| 2012 | $54,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,490 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.