The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $34,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $60,300 | -7.73% | 2.95% |
| 2016 | $64,960 | -0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $65,530 | 3.37% | - |
| 2014 | $63,320 | 3.71% | - |
| 2013 | $60,970 | 4.02% | - |
| 2012 | $58,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,300 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.