The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $52,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,010.
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 | $88,290 | 12.28% | 21.60% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | 0.76% | - |
| 2020 | $76,860 | 2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $74,690 | 3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $72,230 | -6.06% | - |
| 2017 | $76,610 | 3.41% | - |
| 2016 | $74,000 | -3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $76,560 | 9.87% | - |
| 2014 | $69,000 | -1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $70,020 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $69,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,290, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for public relations specialists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $105,310). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of public relations specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower.