Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
11-2032 Public Relations Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
National estimates for Public Relations Managers
Industry profile for Public Relations Managers
Geographic profile for Public Relations Managers
National estimates for Public Relations Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Public Relations Managers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 64,280 |
1.4 % |
$ 72.13 |
$ 150,030 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Public Relations Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 34.48 |
$ 46.29 |
$ 62.23 |
$ 85.18 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 71,710 |
$ 96,280 |
$ 129,430 |
$ 177,170 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Public Relations Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Public Relations Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Public Relations Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Public Relations Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
7,200 |
1.50 |
$ 88.04 |
$ 183,130 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,500 |
0.24 |
$ 85.55 |
$ 177,950 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
5,210 |
1.24 |
$ 75.21 |
$ 156,430 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,070 |
0.17 |
$ 55.54 |
$ 115,530 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
2,780 |
0.05 |
$ 55.52 |
$ 115,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Public Relations Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
7,200 |
1.50 |
$ 88.04 |
$ 183,130 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
5,210 |
1.24 |
$ 75.21 |
$ 156,430 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,650 |
1.10 |
$ 78.60 |
$ 163,490 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,170 |
0.91 |
$ 57.61 |
$ 119,840 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
1,580 |
0.68 |
$ 103.23 |
$ 214,710 |
Top paying industries for Public Relations Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
50 |
0.01 |
$ 131.27 |
$ 273,040 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
140 |
0.09 |
$ 114.41 |
$ 237,970 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 104.84 |
$ 218,060 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
1,580 |
0.68 |
$ 103.23 |
$ 214,710 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
420 |
0.11 |
$ 102.82 |
$ 213,860 |
Geographic profile for Public Relations Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Public Relations Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Public Relations Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Public Relations Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,410 |
0.48 |
1.10 |
$ 82.98 |
$ 172,590 |
| District of Columbia |
6,830 |
9.89 |
22.76 |
$ 98.71 |
$ 205,330 |
| Texas |
6,190 |
0.48 |
1.10 |
$ 64.83 |
$ 134,840 |
| New York |
5,710 |
0.63 |
1.44 |
$ 88.06 |
$ 183,160 |
| Illinois |
3,500 |
0.60 |
1.37 |
$ 65.84 |
$ 136,950 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
6,830 |
9.89 |
22.76 |
$ 98.71 |
$ 205,330 |
| Alaska |
250 |
0.81 |
1.86 |
$ 55.14 |
$ 114,690 |
| Massachusetts |
2,610 |
0.73 |
1.68 |
$ 78.08 |
$ 162,400 |
| Maryland |
1,850 |
0.70 |
1.61 |
$ 64.05 |
$ 133,230 |
| Vermont |
200 |
0.69 |
1.59 |
$ 46.15 |
$ 95,990 |
Top paying states for Public Relations Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
6,830 |
9.89 |
22.76 |
$ 98.71 |
$ 205,330 |
| New York |
5,710 |
0.63 |
1.44 |
$ 88.06 |
$ 183,160 |
| California |
8,410 |
0.48 |
1.10 |
$ 82.98 |
$ 172,590 |
| Virginia |
2,270 |
0.59 |
1.35 |
$ 80.57 |
$ 167,580 |
| New Jersey |
1,600 |
0.39 |
0.90 |
$ 79.16 |
$ 164,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Public Relations Managers:
| 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 |
9,030 |
2.98 |
6.86 |
$ 94.28 |
$ 196,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,120 |
0.67 |
1.53 |
$ 89.91 |
$ 187,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,960 |
0.67 |
1.54 |
$ 67.82 |
$ 141,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,940 |
0.48 |
1.11 |
$ 77.01 |
$ 160,180 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,500 |
1.04 |
2.40 |
$ 95.37 |
$ 198,370 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,270 |
0.84 |
1.93 |
$ 80.01 |
$ 166,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,020 |
0.53 |
1.22 |
$ 68.87 |
$ 143,260 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,400 |
0.46 |
1.05 |
$ 64.51 |
$ 134,180 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,100 |
0.42 |
0.96 |
$ 56.57 |
$ 117,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,000 |
0.37 |
0.84 |
$ 73.70 |
$ 153,290 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:
| 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 |
9,030 |
2.98 |
6.86 |
$ 94.28 |
$ 196,100 |
| Bloomington, IN |
170 |
2.40 |
5.53 |
$ 58.02 |
$ 120,690 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,500 |
1.04 |
2.40 |
$ 95.37 |
$ 198,370 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
130 |
1.04 |
2.40 |
$ 62.66 |
$ 130,340 |
| Anchorage, AK |
170 |
1.03 |
2.36 |
$ 53.71 |
$ 111,730 |
| Trenton, NJ |
210 |
0.90 |
2.07 |
$ 72.93 |
$ 151,700 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,270 |
0.84 |
1.93 |
$ 80.01 |
$ 166,420 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
970 |
0.82 |
1.89 |
$ 76.70 |
$ 159,530 |
| Bloomington, IL |
70 |
0.81 |
1.87 |
$ 69.23 |
$ 143,990 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
60 |
0.80 |
1.83 |
$ 60.51 |
$ 125,870 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Public Relations Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
710 |
0.63 |
1.45 |
$ 96.10 |
$ 199,890 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,500 |
1.04 |
2.40 |
$ 95.37 |
$ 198,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,030 |
2.98 |
6.86 |
$ 94.28 |
$ 196,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,120 |
0.67 |
1.53 |
$ 89.91 |
$ 187,010 |
| Boulder, CO |
100 |
0.50 |
1.15 |
$ 83.23 |
$ 173,120 |
| Akron, OH |
70 |
0.23 |
0.53 |
$ 80.76 |
$ 167,990 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,270 |
0.84 |
1.93 |
$ 80.01 |
$ 166,420 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
150 |
0.60 |
1.38 |
$ 78.79 |
$ 163,870 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
950 |
0.46 |
1.07 |
$ 77.55 |
$ 161,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,940 |
0.48 |
1.11 |
$ 77.01 |
$ 160,180 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Public Relations Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Public Relations Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Public Relations Managers:
About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023
United States Department of Labor
