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% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $22.18 | $28.15 | $37.13 |
| Yearly | $46,126 | $58,560 | $77,222 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $21.08 | $25.41 | $30.37 |
| Yearly | $43,839 | $52,863 | $63,167 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.33 | $24.57 | $29.52 |
| Yearly | $36,037 | $51,106 | $61,412 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $22.59 | $28.45 | $37.32 |
| Yearly | $46,992 | $59,169 | $77,617 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.62 | $18.96 | $27.11 |
| Yearly | $32,495 | $39,431 | $56,385 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $22.20 | $27.52 | $35.36 |
| Yearly | $46,170 | $57,246 | $73,550 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $24.77 | $30.07 | $39.40 |
| Yearly | $51,525 | $62,552 | $81,950 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $21.46 | $23.46 | $27.72 |
| Yearly | $44,640 | $48,803 | $57,655 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $21.36 | $26.11 | $31.45 |
| Yearly | $44,425 | $54,313 | $65,412 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $23.01 | $30.20 | $42.10 |
| Yearly | $47,871 | $62,820 | $87,564 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $9.32 | $9.40 | $23.66 |
| Yearly | $19,396 | $19,551 | $49,223 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $19.69 | $22.74 | $27.72 |
| Yearly | $40,965 | $47,292 | $57,658 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $30.08 | $34.49 | $38.66 |
| Yearly | $62,565 | $71,742 | $80,415 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.14 | $34.00 | $49.31 |
| Yearly | $48,132 | $70,721 | $102,570 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.70 | $20.01 | $22.97 |
| Yearly | $30,574 | $41,623 | $47,781 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.95 | $38.17 | $49.77 |
| Yearly | $51,896 | $79,400 | $103,513 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.73 | $22.56 | $29.24 |
| Yearly | $36,872 | $46,935 | $60,812 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $13.77 | $19.79 | $28.18 |
| Yearly | $28,649 | $41,157 | $58,607 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $20.04 | $27.33 | $37.38 |
| Yearly | $41,680 | $56,854 | $77,744 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $22.97 | $29.17 | $43.66 |
| Yearly | $47,781 | $60,673 | $90,816 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.06 | $25.06 | $28.51 |
| Yearly | $45,886 | $52,123 | $59,308 | |
| United States | Hourly | $22.42 | $30.20 | $41.05 |
| Yearly | $46,630 | $62,810 | $85,380 | |