The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
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 | $58,360 | 17.60% | 31.55% |
| 2021 | $48,090 | 5.47% | - |
| 2020 | $45,460 | 7.41% | - |
| 2019 | $42,090 | -12.21% | - |
| 2018 | $47,230 | 41.41% | - |
| 2017 | $27,670 | -44.38% | - |
| 2016 | $39,950 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,360 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.