Public Relations Associates Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Government estimates of jobs for public relations associates total about 243,000. This career is ranked very low for jobless rates in comparison to other careers. The unemployment rate for employees was about 3% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Relative to population, you will find the most public relations associates in Washington (District of Columbia), Olympia (Washington), and Jefferson City (Missouri), and the least in Lafayette (Louisiana), Fayetteville (North Carolina), and Rockford (Illinois).

Statistics show that you can earn the most in this career in San Jose (California), Washington (District of Columbia), and Oxnard (California), and will have the lowest earnings in Chico (California), Columbus (Indiana), and Wheeling (West Virginia).

Training and Education

People often have a bachelor's degree before landing a job in this field. Four year degrees are held by 81% of public relations associates. About 14% of workers started college but did not get a 4 year degree. A high school education is the highest level achieved by 5% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time workers represent 14% of all public relations associates. Workers working on their own represent 5% of the total.

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Public Relations Associates Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of public relations associates compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for public relations associates.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$47,000	1,170
Montgomery	$40,000	480
Huntsville	$44,000	450
Mobile	$41,000	380
Auburn	$43,000	120
Dothan	$41,000	70
Florence	$37,000	50
Anniston	$43,000	40
Gadsden	$37,000	40
Decatur	$39,000	30

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$64,000	130
Fairbanks	$54,000	60

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$50,000	2,450
Tucson	$53,000	470
Flagstaff	$49,000	70
Kingman	$49,000	50
Prescott	$32,000	30

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$54,000	570
Fayetteville	$44,000	220
Fort Smith	$39,000	70
Pine Bluff	$42,000	40
Jonesboro	$39,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Francisco	$71,000	4,930
Santa Ana	$60,000	2,550
San Diego	$57,000	2,520
Sacramento	$71,000	2,210
San Jose	$89,000	2,030
Oakland	$66,000	1,830
Riverside	$53,000	840
Oxnard	$93,000	380
Fresno	$47,000	300
Santa Cruz	$43,000	250
Salinas	$66,000	220
Santa Barbara	$59,000	220
Santa Rosa	$54,000	220
Bakersfield	$45,000	200
Stockton	$51,000	180
Vallejo	$57,000	120
Modesto	$49,000	110
San Luis Obispo	$56,000	100
Redding	$44,000	90
Napa	$50,000	90
Visalia	$44,000	70
Chico	$30,000	70
Merced	$49,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$64,000	5,850
Colorado Springs	$54,000	880
Boulder	$73,000	700
Fort Collins	$53,000	390
Grand Junction	$43,000	110
Pueblo	$43,000	90

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$64,000	1,390
Bridgeport	$54,000	680
New Haven	$52,000	370
Norwich	$51,000	100
Waterbury	$53,000	50
Danbury	$67,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$61,000	580
Dover	$53,000	90

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$91,000	15,530

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$59,000	2,780
Miami	$56,000	2,530
Orlando	$52,000	2,230
Fort Lauderdale	$58,000	1,470
West Palm Beach	$55,000	1,060
Jacksonville	$57,000	970
Tallahassee	$52,000	820
Sarasota	$53,000	510
Cape Coral	$53,000	320
Pensacola	$72,000	320
Gainesville	$50,000	290
Palm Bay	$56,000	280
Lakeland	$52,000	230
Deltona	$49,000	210
Port St Lucie	$46,000	170
Naples	$45,000	120
Ocala	$43,000	110
Fort Walton Beach	$54,000	80
Panama City	$47,000	60
Punta Gorda	$45,000	40
Sebastian	$46,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$51,000	3,520
Augusta	$53,000	170
Savannah	$45,000	130
Macon	$43,000	70
Athens	$43,000	70
Columbus	$41,000	60
Gainesville	$47,000	50
Brunswick	$41,000	40
Warner Robins	$54,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$55,000	1,280

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$62,000	280
Idaho Falls	$55,000	60

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$57,000	5,180
Springfield	$51,000	170
Peoria	$55,000	100
Champaign	$57,000	80
Rockford	$45,000	50
Kankakee	$49,000	30

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$54,000	1,910
Evansville	$43,000	330
Fort Wayne	$43,000	310
Bloomington	$47,000	250
Gary	$40,000	240
Lafayette	$50,000	170
South Bend	$48,000	150
Terre Haute	$36,000	120
Muncie	$43,000	120
Elkhart	$46,000	110
Columbus	$32,000	80
Kokomo	$42,000	60
Anderson	$31,000	40
Michigan City	$41,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$53,000	520
Cedar Rapids	$44,000	250
Davenport	$49,000	200
Ames	$48,000	140
Iowa City	$54,000	100
Waterloo	$41,000	80
Sioux City	$45,000	70
Dubuque	$51,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$42,000	440
Topeka	$57,000	310
Lawrence	$66,000	90

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$44,000	940
Lexington	$43,000	500
Bowling Green	$35,000	110
Elizabethtown	$54,000	80
Owensboro	$39,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baton Rouge	$45,000	850
New Orleans	$56,000	420
Shreveport	$32,000	200
Lake Charles	$48,000	60
Lafayette	$42,000	50
Alexandria	$49,000	50

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$51,000	390
Bangor	$41,000	110
Lewiston	$59,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$55,000	1,550
Bethesda	$72,000	880
Hagerstown	$38,000	70

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$63,000	6,420
Springfield	$48,000	450
Worcester	$55,000	440
Framingham	$69,000	390
Barnstable Town	$64,000	290
Lowell	$70,000	130
Haverhill	$71,000	100
New Bedford	$53,000	90
Pittsfield	$48,000	80
Brockton	$70,000	60
Taunton	$59,000	60
Lawrence	$50,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$58,000	1,920
Detroit	$59,000	1,310
Lansing	$59,000	780
Grand Rapids	$57,000	480
Ann Arbor	$59,000	470
Kalamazoo	$46,000	290
Niles	$45,000	180
Flint	$51,000	170
Saginaw	$60,000	130
Holland	$48,000	110
Bay City	$54,000	60
Battle Creek	$55,000	60
Jackson	$42,000	40
Muskegon	$49,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$58,000	2,500
Duluth	$56,000	110
Rochester	$66,000	60
St Cloud	$59,000	60

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$39,000	850
Gulfport	$43,000	230
Hattiesburg	$33,000	50
Pascagoula	$46,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$58,000	3,070
Kansas City	$54,000	2,510
Springfield	$39,000	370
Jefferson City	$51,000	360
Columbia	$43,000	340
Joplin	$40,000	110
St Joseph	$44,000	90

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$47,000	160
Missoula	$49,000	100
Great Falls	$37,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$41,000	860
Lincoln	$55,000	720

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$70,000	640
Reno	$78,000	160
Carson City	$54,000	60

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$49,000	170
Rochester	$47,000	90
Nashua	$58,000	80
Portsmouth	$60,000	70

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$58,000	1,490
Edison	$64,000	1,090
Trenton	$63,000	740
Camden	$51,000	370
Atlantic City	$51,000	100

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$55,000	430
Santa Fe	$59,000	120

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$67,000	18,620
Nassau	$67,000	1,580
Albany	$57,000	1,290
Rochester	$47,000	740
Buffalo	$47,000	650
Syracuse	$48,000	370
Poughkeepsie	$56,000	270
Utica	$54,000	150
Binghamton	$46,000	120
Kingston	$38,000	120
Ithaca	$46,000	40
Glens Falls	$43,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$50,000	1,320
Raleigh	$52,000	790
Durham	$59,000	640
Winston Salem	$57,000	220
Greensboro	$48,000	210
Asheville	$40,000	180
Wilmington	$49,000	140
Greenville	$38,000	90
Hickory	$42,000	90
Fayetteville	$52,000	40
Rocky Mount	$47,000	40
Burlington	$44,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$47,000	220
Bismarck	$49,000	90
Grand Forks	$44,000	70

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbus	$59,000	1,760
Cincinnati	$53,000	1,350
Cleveland	$54,000	1,030
Dayton	$53,000	450
Akron	$48,000	420
Canton	$54,000	250
Toledo	$46,000	250
Youngstown	$41,000	160
Springfield	$46,000	40
Sandusky	$52,000	40
Lima	$43,000	30

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$45,000	600
Tulsa	$50,000	420
Lawton	$50,000	40

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$56,000	1,590
Salem	$62,000	190
Eugene	$49,000	140
Medford	$42,000	60

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$67,000	3,620
Pittsburgh	$66,000	2,170
Harrisburg	$52,000	900
Allentown	$52,000	410
Lancaster	$53,000	310
York	$44,000	280
Scranton	$42,000	250
Reading	$48,000	200
Erie	$46,000	190
State College	$49,000	120
Altoona	$40,000	70
Johnstown	$47,000	50
Williamsport	$45,000	30
Lebanon	$52,000	30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$54,000	1,210

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Greenville	$60,000	590
Columbia	$43,000	590
Charleston	$44,000	410
Myrtle Beach	$37,000	170
Spartanburg	$47,000	110
Florence	$44,000	80
Anderson	$45,000	50

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$42,000	380
Rapid City	$43,000	150

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$45,000	750
Memphis	$45,000	490
Knoxville	$47,000	400
Chattanooga	$43,000	180
Kingsport	$44,000	80
Clarksville	$43,000	60
Jackson	$42,000	50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$59,000	5,670
Houston	$61,000	4,210
Austin	$60,000	2,760
San Antonio	$55,000	1,550
Fort Worth	$58,000	1,290
El Paso	$45,000	310
Waco	$46,000	250
Mcallen	$53,000	250
Lubbock	$45,000	240
Corpus Christi	$45,000	230
College Station	$63,000	220
Amarillo	$46,000	190
Beaumont	$52,000	180
Tyler	$47,000	170
Laredo	$44,000	150
Killeen	$45,000	140
Brownsville	$36,000	140
Abilene	$39,000	110
Midland	$44,000	80
Odessa	$41,000	70
Sherman	$51,000	60
Texarkana	$67,000	50
San Angelo	$46,000	50
Wichita Falls	$51,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$51,000	1,440
Provo	$44,000	300
Ogden	$47,000	260
Logan	$44,000	70
St George	$51,000	60

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$52,000	560

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$49,000	1,500
Virginia Beach	$54,000	1,120
Charlottesville	$46,000	300
Roanoke	$38,000	290
Blacksburg	$40,000	210
Lynchburg	$46,000	160
Harrisonburg	$48,000	80
Winchester	$54,000	70

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$64,000	3,270
Olympia	$66,000	520
Tacoma	$57,000	280
Spokane	$49,000	210
Kennewick	$63,000	100
Yakima	$52,000	80
Bremerton	$58,000	80
Bellingham	$58,000	80
Mount Vernon	$59,000	60
Wenatchee	$61,000	50

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$43,000	290
Huntington	$49,000	110
Wheeling	$28,000	100
Morgantown	$41,000	80
Weirton	$33,000	50
Parkersburg	$55,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$56,000	1,580
Madison	$49,000	1,260
Green Bay	$44,000	220
Appleton	$42,000	150
Sheboygan	$46,000	90
Eau Claire	$40,000	90
Oshkosh	$59,000	90
Wausau	$53,000	80
La Crosse	$42,000	80
Fond	$45,000	80
Janesville	$46,000	70
Racine	$45,000	50

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$45,000	70
Casper	$40,000	60

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