The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $33,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,640.
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 | $57,290 | -4.80% | 18.76% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | -1.38% | - |
| 2020 | $60,870 | 1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $59,810 | -0.43% | - |
| 2018 | $60,070 | 4.59% | - |
| 2017 | $57,310 | -0.59% | - |
| 2016 | $57,650 | 5.33% | - |
| 2015 | $54,580 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $54,620 | 6.63% | - |
| 2013 | $51,000 | 8.75% | - |
| 2012 | $46,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,290 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.