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Public Relations Specialist Salary
in District of Columbia, United States

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$93,526 (USD)

Average Salary

$45/hr

Average Hourly

$2,376

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Public Relations Specialist is $93,526 a year and $45 an hour in District of Columbia, United States. The average salary range for a Public Relations Specialist is between $66,030 and $113,354. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Public Relations Specialist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in District of Columbia, United States.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$105,055
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About District of Columbia, United States

District of Columbia Cost of Living Score:

Description: Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Washington, D.C., anchors the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the nation's largest and most influential cultural, political, and economic...
Description:
  • Plans and organizes public relations program designed to create and maintain favorable public image for employer or client.
  • Plans and oversees development and communication of information designed to keep the public informed of employer's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.
  • Coordinates public relations efforts in order to meet needs, objectives, and policies of individual, special interest group, business concern, nonprofit organization, or governmental agency.
  • Represents organization as in-house staff member or serves as an outside consultant.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Public Relations Specialist is $93,526 a year and $45 an hour in District of Columbia, United States. The average salary range for a Public Relations Specialist is between $66,030 and $113,354. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Public Relations Specialist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in District of Columbia, United States.

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Job Statistics

Public Relations Specialist Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Public Relations Specialists

Job family population: 264,750

Estimated population of Public Relations Specialist jobs: 17,924

Rate of error: 1.5%

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District of Columbia Cost of Living Score:

Description: Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Washington, D.C., anchors the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the nation's largest and most influential cultural, political, and economic...
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  • Plans and organizes public relations program designed to create and maintain favorable public image for employer or client.
  • Plans and oversees development and communication of information designed to keep the public informed of employer's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.
  • Coordinates public relations efforts in order to meet needs, objectives, and policies of individual, special interest group, business concern, nonprofit organization, or governmental agency.
  • Represents organization as in-house staff member or serves as an outside consultant.

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