The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $34,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,620.
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 | $54,160 | 9.19% | 15.27% |
| 2021 | $49,180 | -42.19% | - |
| 2020 | $69,930 | 8.54% | - |
| 2019 | $63,960 | -2.38% | - |
| 2018 | $65,480 | 20.39% | - |
| 2017 | $52,130 | 8.84% | - |
| 2014 | $47,520 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $46,540 | 1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $45,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,160 in Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland is 34.2 percent (34.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.