The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $41,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,420.
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 | $68,230 | 8.56% | 33.20% |
| 2021 | $62,390 | 7.39% | - |
| 2020 | $57,780 | 4.34% | - |
| 2019 | $55,270 | -1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $55,830 | 7.36% | - |
| 2017 | $51,720 | 5.38% | - |
| 2016 | $48,940 | 1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $48,260 | 2.78% | - |
| 2014 | $46,920 | 5.54% | - |
| 2013 | $44,320 | -2.84% | - |
| 2012 | $45,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,230 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.