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 | $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 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | Hourly | $24.43 | $30.73 | $43.33 |
| Yearly | $50,810 | $63,910 | $90,120 | |
| 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 | |