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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Kankakee-Bradley 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 Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,280
25th Percentile Wage
$46,050
50th Percentile Wage
$56,660
75th Percentile Wage
$78,860
90th Percentile Wage
$95,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,280.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$56,660
17.58% 17.58%
2017
$46,700
0.00% -
2012
$46,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Kankakee-Bradley with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,660 in Kankakee-Bradley 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 Kankakee-Bradley is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 12.2 percent (12.2%) 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 Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois.