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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,930
25th Percentile Wage
$43,980
50th Percentile Wage
$59,060
75th Percentile Wage
$79,400
90th Percentile Wage
$99,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,930.

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
$59,060
-2.46% 3.61%
2021
$60,510
-5.44% -
2020
$63,800
6.63% -
2019
$59,570
8.56% -
2018
$54,470
-11.40% -
2017
$60,680
4.50% -
2016
$57,950
-5.02% -
2015
$60,860
-1.69% -
2014
$61,890
2.78% -
2013
$60,170
5.38% -
2012
$56,930
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Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,060 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 14.0 percent (14.0%) 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa.