The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $31,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,100.
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 | $56,380 | 2.61% | 17.93% |
| 2021 | $54,910 | -3.48% | - |
| 2020 | $56,820 | 1.02% | - |
| 2019 | $56,240 | -0.16% | - |
| 2018 | $56,330 | 10.23% | - |
| 2017 | $50,570 | -5.66% | - |
| 2016 | $53,430 | 9.94% | - |
| 2015 | $48,120 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $46,450 | 5.15% | - |
| 2013 | $44,060 | -5.02% | - |
| 2012 | $46,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,380 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Cumberland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |