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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,110
25th Percentile Wage
$44,280
50th Percentile Wage
$62,110
75th Percentile Wage
$92,370
90th Percentile Wage
$139,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,110.

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
$62,110
-7.92% 10.90%
2016
$67,030
2.28% -
2015
$65,500
-2.98% -
2014
$67,450
9.07% -
2013
$61,330
9.77% -
2012
$55,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,110 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Newark-Union is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gettysburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$71,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$65,970
Lebanon
$62,920
Pittsburgh
$62,310
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$62,310
Newark-Union
$62,110
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$61,150
Williamsport
$60,250
Philadelphia
$58,880
Lancaster
$57,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$57,390
State College
$56,020
East Stroudsburg
$55,750
York-Hanover
$54,800
Reading
$54,600
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$53,340
Erie
$53,050
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$51,840
Altoona
$50,710
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,490
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$49,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$49,120
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$48,260
Johnstown
$46,650
Gettysburg
$42,540