The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $32,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,950.
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 | $49,290 | -3.96% | -10.91% |
| 2016 | $51,240 | 2.15% | - |
| 2015 | $50,140 | -4.23% | - |
| 2014 | $52,260 | 10.35% | - |
| 2013 | $46,850 | -16.69% | - |
| 2012 | $54,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,290 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.