The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $50,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,650.
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 | $75,690 | 15.96% | 21.64% |
| 2021 | $63,610 | -5.82% | - |
| 2020 | $67,310 | -1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $67,990 | 14.87% | - |
| 2015 | $57,880 | -7.95% | - |
| 2014 | $62,480 | 4.90% | - |
| 2013 | $59,420 | 0.19% | - |
| 2012 | $59,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,690 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.