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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Cedar Rapids is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Public Relations Specialists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,200
25th Percentile Wage
$42,970
50th Percentile Wage
$55,270
75th Percentile Wage
$76,540
90th Percentile Wage
$99,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$55,270
11.53% 7.04%
2021
$48,900
-7.44% -
2020
$52,540
4.30% -
2019
$50,280
-6.11% -
2018
$53,350
11.62% -
2017
$47,150
-14.21% -
2016
$53,850
-5.29% -
2015
$56,700
-1.99% -
2014
$57,830
1.57% -
2013
$56,920
9.73% -
2012
$51,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,270 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Cedar Rapids is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$64,170
Iowa City
$63,270
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$59,060
Ames
$58,050
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$55,640
Cedar Rapids
$55,270
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$54,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$54,380
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$53,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$51,200
Dubuque
$50,790

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.