The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $49,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $151,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $151,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,050.
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 | $77,920 | 2.94% | 7.75% |
| 2016 | $75,630 | -4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $79,130 | 10.82% | - |
| 2014 | $70,570 | -0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $71,060 | -1.15% | - |
| 2012 | $71,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,920 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.