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The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that public relations specialists and managers collectively earned a median annual wage of $57,550 in May 2010. However, public relations specialists alone were typically paid a median annual wage of $52,090. With respect to this profession, the top 10% received approximately $95,200 annually while the lower 10% received closer to $30,560 annually. In contrast, public relations managers earned an estimated annual wage of $91,810.
Best Paying Cities for Public Relations Specialists. The highest paid in the public relations specialist profession work in the metropolitan areas of Oakland, California, District of Columbia, and San Francisco. The Sacramento, California area also pays well, as does the city of Framingham, Massachusetts.