The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Weirton-Steubenville 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 | $35,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,930 | -20.66% | -2.41% |
| 2020 | $59,040 | 15.13% | - |
| 2016 | $50,110 | 0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $50,050 | -0.12% | - |
| 2012 | $50,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,930 in Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville is 40.6 percent (40.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 27.5 percent (27.5%) 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 |