Public Relations Specialist Salary in Decatur, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Decatur, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Decatur 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 Decatur, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,520
25th Percentile Wage
$47,750
50th Percentile Wage
$50,620
75th Percentile Wage
$68,640
90th Percentile Wage
$103,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Decatur, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,520.

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Decatur with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,620 in Decatur 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 Decatur is 33.6 percent (33.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$76,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$71,280
Bloomington-Normal
$67,690
Springfield
$62,500
Champaign-Urbana
$60,650
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$59,810
Peoria
$56,780
Kankakee-Bradley
$56,660
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$54,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$54,810
Rockford
$54,390
Carbondale-Marion
$52,050
Decatur
$50,620
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Decatur, Illinois.