The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $40,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,240.
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 | $63,610 | 1.27% | 24.48% |
| 2021 | $62,800 | 2.55% | - |
| 2020 | $61,200 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $59,050 | 7.60% | - |
| 2018 | $54,560 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $54,100 | 6.36% | - |
| 2016 | $50,660 | -5.57% | - |
| 2015 | $53,480 | 0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $53,150 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $52,540 | 8.56% | - |
| 2012 | $48,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,610 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.