The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,780 | 8.94% | 10.77% |
| 2021 | $65,360 | 0.06% | - |
| 2020 | $65,320 | 7.50% | - |
| 2019 | $60,420 | 0.98% | - |
| 2018 | $59,830 | -0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $60,080 | -6.61% | - |
| 2016 | $64,050 | 2.87% | - |
| 2015 | $62,210 | -2.96% | - |
| 2012 | $64,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,780 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.