The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $20,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,220.
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 | $48,610 | 2.76% | 20.70% |
| 2021 | $47,270 | 5.31% | - |
| 2020 | $44,760 | -5.88% | - |
| 2019 | $47,390 | -6.77% | - |
| 2018 | $50,600 | 19.41% | - |
| 2017 | $40,780 | 11.45% | - |
| 2016 | $36,110 | 10.69% | - |
| 2015 | $32,250 | -4.96% | - |
| 2014 | $33,850 | -6.06% | - |
| 2013 | $35,900 | -7.38% | - |
| 2012 | $38,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,610 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.