The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $39,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,160 | -1.15% | 8.99% |
| 2016 | $66,920 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $65,970 | 2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $64,510 | 4.57% | - |
| 2013 | $61,560 | 2.19% | - |
| 2012 | $60,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,160 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.