The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $41,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,300.
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 | $62,590 | 2.54% | 29.53% |
| 2021 | $61,000 | 2.46% | - |
| 2020 | $59,500 | 13.09% | - |
| 2019 | $51,710 | 8.72% | - |
| 2018 | $47,200 | 6.31% | - |
| 2017 | $44,220 | -5.52% | - |
| 2016 | $46,660 | -4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $48,700 | -8.13% | - |
| 2014 | $52,660 | 16.64% | - |
| 2013 | $43,900 | -0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $44,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,590 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 40.6 percent (40.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.