Public Relations Specialists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$99,240avg. a year
$47.71 an hour · 24,820 employed
Public Relations Specialists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $99,240 a year. That is $3,480 (4%) more than the New York average of $95,760. The U.S. average is $84,120.
$84,130Median pay
$47.71Average hourly
+4%vs. New York average
24,820Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for public relations specialists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
140 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$84,400
$40.58 an hour
270 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$82,750
$39.79 an hour
3480 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$81,600
$39.23 an hour
4100 jobs
Kingston, NY
$80,370
$38.64 an hour
540 jobs
Elmira, NY
$80,230
$38.57 an hour
6880 jobs
Rochester, NY
$79,500
$38.22 an hour
71,580 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$78,100
$37.55 an hour
8820 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$76,770
$36.91 an hour
9170 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$75,020
$36.07 an hour
10600 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$74,330
$35.74 an hour
11140 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$73,670
$35.42 an hour
12160 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$72,980
$35.09 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Editors | $119,160 |
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| Coaches and Scouts | $77,790 |
| Graphic Designers | $85,950 |
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| Producers and Directors | $137,130 |
Questions and answers
How much do public relations specialists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $99,240 a year, and the median is $84,130. About 24,820 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $3,480 (4%) more than the New York average of $95,760.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.43 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 27-3031. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.