The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $53,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,760.
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 | $105,310 | 6.41% | 22.98% |
| 2021 | $98,560 | 10.67% | - |
| 2020 | $88,040 | 13.19% | - |
| 2019 | $76,430 | 1.61% | - |
| 2018 | $75,200 | -2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $77,340 | -9.74% | - |
| 2016 | $84,870 | -0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $85,550 | 3.44% | - |
| 2014 | $82,610 | 21.64% | - |
| 2013 | $64,730 | -25.31% | - |
| 2012 | $81,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,310, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for public relations specialists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $88,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of public relations specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.