The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $44,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,740.
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 | $62,750 | -0.08% | 16.48% |
| 2021 | $62,800 | 1.05% | - |
| 2020 | $62,140 | 0.87% | - |
| 2019 | $61,600 | 2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $59,940 | 3.95% | - |
| 2017 | $57,570 | -1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $58,480 | 1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $57,710 | 3.10% | - |
| 2014 | $55,920 | 4.27% | - |
| 2013 | $53,530 | 2.09% | - |
| 2012 | $52,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,750 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bern and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.