The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $45,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,070.
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 | $75,710 | 17.17% | 13.67% |
| 2021 | $62,710 | 10.70% | - |
| 2020 | $56,000 | 0.84% | - |
| 2019 | $55,530 | 0.63% | - |
| 2018 | $55,180 | -17.51% | - |
| 2017 | $64,840 | -0.80% | - |
| 2016 | $65,360 | 12.90% | - |
| 2015 | $56,930 | -14.81% | - |
| 2012 | $65,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,710 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.