The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $52,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,480.
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 | $81,450 | 1.95% | 25.78% |
| 2021 | $79,860 | 5.25% | - |
| 2020 | $75,670 | 7.08% | - |
| 2019 | $70,310 | 2.74% | - |
| 2018 | $68,380 | 3.54% | - |
| 2017 | $65,960 | -0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $66,500 | 1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $65,390 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $64,350 | 3.73% | - |
| 2013 | $61,950 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $60,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,450 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 45.6 percent (45.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.