Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
11-2031 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client; or if engaged in fundraising, plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 72,460 |
1.1 % |
$63.26 |
$131,570 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$30.89 |
$40.44 |
$55.19 |
$76.33 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$64,250 |
$84,120 |
$114,800 |
$158,760 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
9,630 |
0.32 |
$55.26 |
$114,940 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,850 |
0.29 |
$71.55 |
$148,830 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
6,180 |
1.26 |
$79.36 |
$165,060 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
4,460 |
1.03 |
$71.00 |
$147,680 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
4,120 |
2.89 |
$63.04 |
$131,120 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
4,120 |
2.89 |
$63.04 |
$131,120 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
3,000 |
1.39 |
$59.28 |
$123,310 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
6,180 |
1.26 |
$79.36 |
$165,060 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
4,460 |
1.03 |
$71.00 |
$147,680 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
890 |
0.53 |
$53.56 |
$111,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,330 |
0.49 |
0.98 |
$68.26 |
$141,990 |
| New York |
6,190 |
0.66 |
1.32 |
$80.45 |
$167,330 |
| District of Columbia |
5,390 |
7.56 |
15.10 |
$90.41 |
$188,050 |
| Illinois |
5,160 |
0.86 |
1.72 |
$57.37 |
$119,330 |
| Massachusetts |
5,090 |
1.42 |
2.84 |
$63.20 |
$131,460 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
5,390 |
7.56 |
15.10 |
$90.41 |
$188,050 |
| Massachusetts |
5,090 |
1.42 |
2.84 |
$63.20 |
$131,460 |
| Maine |
540 |
0.89 |
1.77 |
$42.76 |
$88,940 |
| Vermont |
260 |
0.86 |
1.72 |
$49.16 |
$102,260 |
| Illinois |
5,160 |
0.86 |
1.72 |
$57.37 |
$119,330 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,330 |
2.34 |
4.67 |
$87.07 |
$181,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,700 |
0.71 |
1.41 |
$83.11 |
$172,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,270 |
0.92 |
1.84 |
$59.36 |
$123,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,150 |
1.51 |
3.01 |
$67.44 |
$140,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,700 |
0.44 |
0.88 |
$70.31 |
$146,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,300 |
0.95 |
1.90 |
$72.36 |
$150,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,670 |
0.84 |
1.68 |
$65.09 |
$135,390 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,580 |
0.81 |
1.61 |
$59.51 |
$123,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,500 |
0.42 |
0.84 |
$61.52 |
$127,960 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,420 |
0.53 |
1.06 |
$58.20 |
$121,060 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ames, IA |
120 |
2.83 |
5.66 |
$42.53 |
$88,460 |
| Pocatello, ID |
90 |
2.57 |
5.14 |
$41.63 |
$86,580 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,330 |
2.34 |
4.67 |
$87.07 |
$181,100 |
| Ithaca, NY |
100 |
2.05 |
4.10 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,150 |
1.51 |
3.01 |
$67.44 |
$140,270 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
470 |
1.43 |
2.86 |
$42.61 |
$88,630 |
| Bloomington, IN |
90 |
1.25 |
2.49 |
$51.01 |
$106,100 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
250 |
1.22 |
2.44 |
$45.35 |
$94,320 |
| Lawrence, KS |
60 |
1.22 |
2.43 |
$39.01 |
$81,140 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL |
60 |
1.12 |
2.24 |
$42.01 |
$87,380 |
United States Department of Labor
