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 | $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 | |