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 | $25.91 | $34.57 | $48.56 |
| Yearly | $53,881 | $71,903 | $101,002 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $27.00 | $30.28 | $34.25 |
| Yearly | $56,155 | $62,977 | $71,230 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $22.19 | $24.84 | $31.55 |
| Yearly | $46,165 | $51,659 | $65,616 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $27.45 | $36.67 | $50.14 |
| Yearly | $57,082 | $76,276 | $104,284 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $24.21 | $25.57 | $41.57 |
| Yearly | $50,345 | $53,175 | $86,469 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $25.13 | $30.67 | $40.32 |
| Yearly | $52,262 | $63,787 | $83,878 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $24.43 | $26.74 | $36.33 |
| Yearly | $50,818 | $55,610 | $75,569 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $24.82 | $28.98 | $39.62 |
| Yearly | $51,632 | $60,274 | $82,399 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.25 | $28.29 | $40.45 |
| Yearly | $48,353 | $58,841 | $84,130 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $27.45 | $35.43 | $49.83 |
| Yearly | $57,082 | $73,698 | $103,649 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.13 | $28.57 | $38.12 |
| Yearly | $52,262 | $59,423 | $79,295 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $21.22 | $26.09 | $32.45 |
| Yearly | $44,123 | $54,261 | $67,498 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.63 | $24.86 | $35.35 |
| Yearly | $47,065 | $51,701 | $73,535 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.97 | $37.60 | $45.19 |
| Yearly | $51,944 | $78,217 | $93,991 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $23.44 | $28.07 | $34.56 |
| Yearly | $48,758 | $58,383 | $71,889 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $21.79 | $31.03 | $46.77 |
| Yearly | $45,318 | $64,539 | $97,284 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.85 | $27.01 | $37.98 |
| Yearly | $47,519 | $56,184 | $78,988 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.75 | $27.46 | $31.35 |
| Yearly | $43,158 | $57,107 | $65,209 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $23.96 | $30.74 | $42.97 |
| Yearly | $49,830 | $63,945 | $89,378 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $25.10 | $32.94 | $44.47 |
| Yearly | $52,196 | $68,514 | $92,493 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $25.13 | $29.72 | $40.16 |
| Yearly | $52,262 | $61,818 | $83,528 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.03 | $32.42 | $44.65 |
| Yearly | $49,980 | $67,440 | $92,880 | |