The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $44,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,810.
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 | $60,650 | 17.26% | 7.98% |
| 2021 | $50,180 | -5.34% | - |
| 2020 | $52,860 | 3.78% | - |
| 2019 | $50,860 | 0.02% | - |
| 2018 | $50,850 | 0.63% | - |
| 2017 | $50,530 | -12.39% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 1.85% | - |
| 2015 | $55,740 | 4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $53,030 | -14.16% | - |
| 2013 | $60,540 | 7.81% | - |
| 2012 | $55,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,650 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Champaign-Urbana is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.