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 $24.78 $31.40 $42.92
Yearly $51,533 $65,318 $89,272
    Champaign Area Hourly $25.55 $31.55 $38.67
Yearly $53,134 $65,635 $80,432
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $22.25 $27.00 $32.59
Yearly $46,288 $56,175 $67,794
    Cook County Hourly $25.97 $32.04 $46.29
Yearly $54,022 $66,642 $96,299
    Decatur Area Hourly $21.90 $28.17 $35.60
Yearly $45,551 $58,579 $74,061
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $22.32 $30.12 $33.58
Yearly $46,417 $62,650 $69,837
    Du Page County Hourly $24.85 $32.35 $44.25
Yearly $51,673 $67,286 $92,044
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $20.67 $24.26 $32.56
Yearly $42,989 $50,455 $67,738
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $18.68 $19.23 $27.17
Yearly $38,861 $39,986 $56,502
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $21.89 $27.95 $36.57
Yearly $45,538 $58,135 $76,058
    Lake County Hourly $25.88 $32.20 $47.65
Yearly $53,832 $66,983 $99,114
    McHenry County Hourly $23.77 $30.33 $36.57
Yearly $49,432 $63,088 $76,058
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $20.34 $26.24 $29.57
Yearly $42,294 $54,582 $61,500
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $24.14 $36.63 $46.92
Yearly $50,203 $76,180 $97,590
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $18.67 $25.25 $30.29
Yearly $38,849 $52,509 $63,000
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $23.48 $37.60 $50.86
Yearly $48,845 $78,219 $105,775
    Rockford Area Hourly $21.56 $24.70 $34.60
Yearly $44,851 $51,384 $71,967
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $20.67 $25.22 $31.95
Yearly $42,991 $52,446 $66,450
    Springfield Area Hourly $24.96 $30.85 $41.60
Yearly $51,911 $64,159 $86,522
    Vermilion County Hourly $22.26 $36.72 $44.90
Yearly $46,289 $76,384 $93,386
    Will County Hourly $23.38 $28.94 $36.57
Yearly $48,621 $60,184 $76,058
United States Hourly $24.99 $33.55 $46.13
Yearly $51,970 $69,780 $95,940

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