Salary for Public Relations (PR) Specialist Jobs

Updated: 4 Feb 2012
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Salary$29,882 - $63,729  
   
Bonus$295.90 - $5,340  
Profit Sharing$493.16 - $7,450  
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Public Relations$28,743 - $58,641
Healthcare$30,979 - $68,280
Education, College/University$30,441 - $66,694
Government$32,993 - $73,785
Advertising Agency$29,708 - $63,812

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Key Statistics for Public Relations (PR) Specialist Jobs

Gender
Female
77%
female alumni
  
Male
23%
male alumni
Salary:$33,814 - $50,005 $34,072 - $54,385
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
5%
1-4 years
51%
5-9 years
24%
10-19 years
13%
20 years or more
6%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 84% dental benefits Dental: 71%
vision benefits Vision: 50% employee benefits None: 14%

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Public Relations (PR) Specialist

Salary Range

$29,542 - $66,995
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Administrative Assistant
$21,045 - $43,850
Public Relations Assistant
$22,136 - $45,406
Reporter, Newspaper
$19,966 - $57,235
 
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Public Relations (PR) Specialist

Salary Range

$29,542 - $66,995
payscale
Public Relations (PR) Manager
$32,779 - $96,988
Public Relations (PR) Director
$33,828 - $127,269
Marketing Manager
$35,812 - $104,952
 

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Public Relations (PR) Specialist Job Description

People with the job title Public Relations (PR) Specialist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Public Relations Specialists
Engage in promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media. May prepare and arrange displays, and make speeches.

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