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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Farmington, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Farmington, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Farmington 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 Farmington, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,530
25th Percentile Wage
$43,980
50th Percentile Wage
$60,940
75th Percentile Wage
$87,160
90th Percentile Wage
$113,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Farmington, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,530.

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 Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$60,940
-2.66% 3.61%
2021
$62,560
5.00% -
2020
$59,430
1.16% -
2019
$58,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Farmington with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,940 in Farmington is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Farmington is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County
$81,030
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$70,000
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$65,220
Farmington
$60,940
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$58,040
Albuquerque
$55,910
Las Cruces
$55,780
Santa Fe
$51,710
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$50,990

See also: Top paying jobs in Farmington, New Mexico.