Occupation is in demand.
Pay varies with the worker's education, job duties, and the industry of the employer.
Most employers provide full-time public relations specialists with benefits. Benefits may include health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, and a retirement plan. Specialists may receive bonuses for their own, or the company's, success.
Public relations specialists (SOC 27-3031)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $29.36 | $37.75 | $50.89 |
| Yearly | $61,063 | $78,518 | $105,832 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $31.07 | $33.17 | $40.66 |
| Yearly | $64,610 | $69,005 | $84,563 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $24.97 | $31.13 | $36.35 |
| Yearly | $51,941 | $64,752 | $75,614 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.63 | $38.11 | $53.41 |
| Yearly | $63,727 | $79,273 | $111,094 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $23.83 | $31.78 | $38.87 |
| Yearly | $49,569 | $66,098 | $80,848 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $26.49 | $33.05 | $48.41 |
| Yearly | $55,101 | $68,748 | $100,679 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $29.61 | $37.75 | $54.97 |
| Yearly | $61,591 | $78,514 | $114,328 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $22.99 | $28.17 | $34.24 |
| Yearly | $47,817 | $58,582 | $71,216 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $20.19 | $24.47 | $39.61 |
| Yearly | $41,989 | $50,889 | $82,375 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.38 | $29.44 | $37.20 |
| Yearly | $48,619 | $61,243 | $77,377 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $31.51 | $39.47 | $55.85 |
| Yearly | $65,527 | $82,113 | $116,173 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $26.49 | $33.05 | $40.76 |
| Yearly | $55,104 | $68,748 | $84,791 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $22.10 | $25.04 | $31.78 |
| Yearly | $45,978 | $52,080 | $66,098 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $26.27 | $31.05 | $40.06 |
| Yearly | $54,636 | $64,582 | $83,325 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $29.14 | $40.89 | $50.54 |
| Yearly | $60,629 | $85,055 | $105,125 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.71 | $25.10 | $33.99 |
| Yearly | $40,983 | $52,220 | $70,699 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $31.20 | $44.60 | $56.36 |
| Yearly | $64,888 | $92,768 | $117,238 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.67 | $29.10 | $39.47 |
| Yearly | $47,145 | $60,534 | $82,111 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $24.26 | $31.45 | $37.76 |
| Yearly | $50,462 | $65,400 | $78,537 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $27.42 | $35.04 | $46.97 |
| Yearly | $57,026 | $72,898 | $97,690 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $22.84 | $31.46 | $46.59 |
| Yearly | $47,503 | $65,419 | $96,903 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.40 | $31.13 | $47.26 |
| Yearly | $50,757 | $64,752 | $98,297 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $24.77 | $32.25 | $47.43 |
| Yearly | $51,537 | $67,071 | $98,660 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.05 | $35.94 | $48.25 |
| Yearly | $56,260 | $74,750 | $100,370 | |