The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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 | $60,100 | 0.77% | 15.47% |
| 2021 | $59,640 | 1.37% | - |
| 2020 | $58,820 | -2.28% | - |
| 2019 | $60,160 | 2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $58,360 | -2.79% | - |
| 2017 | $59,990 | 4.67% | - |
| 2016 | $57,190 | 5.77% | - |
| 2015 | $53,890 | 4.75% | - |
| 2014 | $51,330 | 6.23% | - |
| 2013 | $48,130 | -5.55% | - |
| 2012 | $50,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,100 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.