The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $35,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,450.
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 | $58,600 | 6.42% | 11.55% |
| 2021 | $54,840 | 8.02% | - |
| 2020 | $50,440 | -7.30% | - |
| 2019 | $54,120 | -2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $55,700 | -2.93% | - |
| 2017 | $57,330 | 6.63% | - |
| 2016 | $53,530 | -9.06% | - |
| 2015 | $58,380 | 5.58% | - |
| 2014 | $55,120 | 4.30% | - |
| 2013 | $52,750 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $51,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,600 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin and 43.7 percent (43.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.