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Public Relations Specialist Salary in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of public relations specialists in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Public Relations Specialists in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,600
25th Percentile Wage
$33,510
50th Percentile Wage
$37,030
75th Percentile Wage
$46,500
90th Percentile Wage
$56,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$37,030
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$37,030
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Table 2. Compare Public Relations Specialist Salary in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,030 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 55.0 percent (55.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$82,340
Winchester
$60,360
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$56,380
Huntington-Ashland
$54,160
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$53,450
Wheeling
$51,630
Charleston
$51,270
Morgantown
$49,040
Weirton-Steubenville
$48,930
Steubenville-Weirton
$48,420
Cumberland
$42,640
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
$37,030
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$35,450

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