The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $38,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,010.
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 | $65,970 | 3.12% | 12.07% |
| 2021 | $63,910 | -2.72% | - |
| 2020 | $65,650 | 4.94% | - |
| 2019 | $62,410 | 2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $60,730 | 1.51% | - |
| 2017 | $59,810 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $59,200 | 2.99% | - |
| 2015 | $57,430 | -1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $58,030 | -0.84% | - |
| 2013 | $58,520 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $58,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,970, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for public relations specialists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Harrisburg-Carlisle (median annual salary of $71,680). Compared with Harrisburg-Carlisle, the median annual salary of public relations specialists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.