The highest-paying states for public relations specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of public relations specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,930, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for public relations specialists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $78,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of public relations specialists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,930 |
$60,920 | 17,400 |
| 2 | Washington | $78,450 |
$51,240 | 5,600 |
| 3 | New York | $77,770 |
$45,660 | 28,160 |
| 4 | Virginia | $76,960 |
$42,860 | 7,700 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $76,810 |
$40,950 | 5,330 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $76,480 |
$44,520 | 8,550 |
| 7 | California | $75,600 |
$43,750 | 28,570 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $72,990 |
$47,560 | 1,220 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $70,740 |
$46,110 | 2,040 |
| 10 | Maryland | $70,420 |
$38,600 | 3,810 |
| 11 | Illinois | $69,240 |
$44,660 | 7,770 |
| 12 | Delaware | $68,030 |
$38,380 | 910 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $67,590 |
$39,150 | 6,620 |
| 14 | Georgia | $67,120 |
$37,560 | 4,800 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $66,930 |
$46,870 | 480 |
| 16 | Ohio | $66,870 |
$35,900 | 6,970 |
| 17 | Colorado | $66,060 |
$35,600 | 6,340 |
| 18 | Alaska | $65,080 |
$41,220 | 680 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $64,720 |
$40,640 | 6,310 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $64,100 |
$40,740 | 1,190 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $63,440 |
$41,600 | 4,310 |
| 22 | Oregon | $62,930 |
$40,200 | 3,910 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $62,730 |
$36,920 | 6,620 |
| 24 | Michigan | $62,690 |
$32,990 | 8,190 |
| 25 | Nevada | $62,400 |
$38,750 | 800 |
| 26 | Vermont | $62,320 |
$38,670 | 1,230 |
| 27 | Arizona | $62,210 |
$39,380 | 4,820 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $61,190 |
$38,420 | 1,290 |
| 29 | Missouri | $61,120 |
$35,360 | 9,350 |
| 30 | Texas | $60,500 |
$29,800 | 23,310 |
| 31 | Iowa | $59,550 |
$36,560 | 2,490 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $58,360 |
$34,620 | 2,150 |
| 33 | Indiana | $58,270 |
$35,380 | 4,010 |
| 34 | Idaho | $57,800 |
$34,650 | 920 |
| 35 | Florida | $57,780 |
$34,120 | 19,740 |
| 36 | Kansas | $57,510 |
$34,220 | 1,820 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $57,390 |
$32,980 | 2,170 |
| 38 | Utah | $57,350 |
$36,400 | 1,590 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $57,240 |
$35,380 | 1,430 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $57,170 |
$24,050 | 1,160 |
| 41 | Alabama | $55,750 |
$32,090 | 2,160 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $55,130 |
$33,310 | 360 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $54,950 |
$38,850 | 240 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $54,600 |
$33,810 | 1,030 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $54,170 |
$34,850 | 1,580 |
| 46 | Maine | $54,040 |
$37,170 | 1,430 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $53,890 |
$32,870 | 2,330 |
| 48 | Montana | $53,220 |
$34,310 | 1,100 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $51,830 |
$32,280 | 950 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $49,980 |
$33,920 | 340 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $49,750 |
$30,480 | 50 |
| 52 | Guam | $49,590 |
$28,490 | 40 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $40,020 |
$28,580 | 1,470 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $38,400 |
$20,730 | 630 |