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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Central New York nonmetropolitan area 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 Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,750
25th Percentile Wage
$36,710
50th Percentile Wage
$46,080
75th Percentile Wage
$60,790
90th Percentile Wage
$81,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,750.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,080
16.54% -6.10%
2016
$38,460
0.05% -
2015
$38,440
-3.49% -
2014
$39,780
-32.83% -
2013
$52,840
7.48% -
2012
$48,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,080 in Central New York nonmetropolitan area 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 Central New York nonmetropolitan area is 41.7 percent (41.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$79,090
Ithaca
$78,440
Syracuse
$69,080
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$68,230
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,420
Rochester
$65,800
Nassau-Suffolk
$65,290
Elmira
$64,470
Kingston
$64,420
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$63,610
Utica-Rome
$63,580
Watertown-Fort Drum
$63,430
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$62,850
Binghamton
$62,590
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,090
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$57,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,170
Glens Falls
$54,960
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,080
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$41,920