Communications Specialists


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Communications Specialists

Communications Specialists - Wages & Trends

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
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $25.09 $34.32 $47.65
Yearly $52,185 $71,369 $99,114
    Champaign Area Hourly $24.47 $30.22 $37.04
Yearly $50,898 $62,873 $77,048
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $23.31 $26.91 $33.77
Yearly $48,487 $55,963 $70,235
    Cook County Hourly $27.48 $37.19 $48.98
Yearly $57,143 $77,342 $101,872
    Decatur Area Hourly $21.56 $26.84 $34.46
Yearly $44,841 $55,837 $71,683
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $22.85 $30.54 $37.58
Yearly $47,531 $63,521 $78,176
    Du Page County Hourly $24.95 $32.17 $46.92
Yearly $51,901 $66,901 $97,588
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $24.14 $29.83 $39.30
Yearly $50,209 $62,033 $81,762
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $18.32 $19.55 $29.23
Yearly $38,114 $40,653 $60,787
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $22.44 $28.87 $38.34
Yearly $46,675 $60,050 $79,745
    Lake County Hourly $27.48 $36.93 $51.10
Yearly $57,143 $76,823 $106,295
    McHenry County Hourly $18.19 $29.78 $37.42
Yearly $37,841 $61,934 $77,843
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $19.48 $28.58 $40.77
Yearly $40,538 $59,436 $84,813
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $24.87 $36.94 $45.61
Yearly $51,718 $76,851 $94,868
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $18.49 $28.25 $29.01
Yearly $38,455 $58,764 $60,351
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $24.87 $34.32 $48.48
Yearly $51,738 $71,379 $100,823
    Rockford Area Hourly $22.30 $28.53 $35.79
Yearly $46,387 $59,355 $74,439
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $18.53 $24.25 $30.74
Yearly $38,534 $50,431 $63,946
    Springfield Area Hourly $23.49 $30.67 $45.93
Yearly $48,845 $63,798 $95,532
    Will County Hourly $23.53 $29.36 $38.65
Yearly $48,926 $61,058 $80,399
United States Hourly $24.17 $32.09 $44.37
Yearly $50,280 $66,750 $92,290

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.