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Industries with Fastest Public Relations Specialists Salary Growth

These industries raised Public Relations Specialists salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

155
Industries with Growth
+141.1%
Highest Growth
+23.7%
Average Growth
53
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Public Relations Specialists salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 155 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $31,450 $75,840 +$44,390 +141.1%
2 Building Finishing Contractors $33,630 $73,870 +$40,240 +119.7%
3 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $57,310 $117,730 +$60,420 +105.4%
4 Facilities Support Services $46,710 $76,820 +$30,110 +64.5%
5 Software Publishers $77,130 $126,790 +$49,660 +64.4%
6 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $81,230 $130,120 +$48,890 +60.2%
7 Support Activities for Air Transportation $72,790 $114,970 +$42,180 +57.9%
8 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $72,960 $112,220 +$39,260 +53.8%
9 Household Appliance Manufacturing $49,110 $74,460 +$25,350 +51.6%
10 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $52,540 $79,060 +$26,520 +50.5%
11 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $81,960 $122,050 +$40,090 +48.9%
12 Pipeline Transportation $77,060 $114,710 +$37,650 +48.9%
13 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $65,410 $96,590 +$31,180 +47.7%
14 Motion Picture and Video Industries $65,910 $97,180 +$31,270 +47.4%
15 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $63,570 $92,940 +$29,370 +46.2%
16 Ship and Boat Building $63,900 $92,840 +$28,940 +45.3%
17 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $59,610 $85,110 +$25,500 +42.8%
18 Nonresidential Building Construction $59,800 $84,780 +$24,980 +41.8%
19 Waste Management and Remediation Services $56,490 $79,600 +$23,110 +40.9%
20 Business Support Services $52,620 $73,810 +$21,190 +40.3%
21 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $49,750 $69,200 +$19,450 +39.1%
22 Waste Treatment and Disposal $55,090 $76,550 +$21,460 +39.0%
23 Veterinary Services $37,640 $52,090 +$14,450 +38.4%
24 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $59,050 $81,310 +$22,260 +37.7%
25 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $71,260 $97,580 +$26,320 +36.9%
26 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $76,620 $104,120 +$27,500 +35.9%
27 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $38,510 $52,240 +$13,730 +35.7%
28 Utility System Construction $50,220 $67,980 +$17,760 +35.4%
29 Gambling Industries $44,820 $60,260 +$15,440 +34.4%
30 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $54,730 $72,920 +$18,190 +33.2%
31 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $65,540 $87,250 +$21,710 +33.1%
32 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $79,320 $105,210 +$25,890 +32.6%
33 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $67,000 $88,790 +$21,790 +32.5%
34 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $55,270 $72,770 +$17,500 +31.7%
35 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $79,440 $103,620 +$24,180 +30.4%
36 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $73,100 $95,290 +$22,190 +30.4%
37 Technical and Trade Schools $53,120 $69,240 +$16,120 +30.3%
38 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $57,260 $74,280 +$17,020 +29.7%
39 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $56,310 $72,980 +$16,670 +29.6%
40 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $65,580 $84,990 +$19,410 +29.6%
41 Other Insurance Related Activities $58,680 $75,690 +$17,010 +29.0%
42 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $64,020 $82,510 +$18,490 +28.9%
43 Office Administrative Services $59,720 $76,810 +$17,090 +28.6%
44 Scientific Research and Development Services $76,200 $97,500 +$21,300 +28.0%
45 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $80,990 $103,480 +$22,490 +27.8%
46 Paper Manufacturing $71,930 $91,450 +$19,520 +27.1%
47 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $58,280 $73,980 +$15,700 +26.9%
48 Utilities $75,180 $95,040 +$19,860 +26.4%
49 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $65,680 $83,020 +$17,340 +26.4%
50 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $61,340 $77,450 +$16,110 +26.3%
51 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $79,800 $100,610 +$20,810 +26.1%
52 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $79,070 $99,420 +$20,350 +25.7%
53 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $55,460 $69,710 +$14,250 +25.7%
54 Home Health Care Services $57,300 $71,770 +$14,470 +25.3%
55 Scheduled Air Transportation $56,540 $70,750 +$14,210 +25.1%
56 Air Transportation $56,690 $70,750 +$14,060 +24.8%
57 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $61,390 $76,440 +$15,050 +24.5%
58 Support Activities for Mining $66,730 $82,930 +$16,200 +24.3%
59 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $73,300 $91,060 +$17,760 +24.2%
60 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $60,190 $74,530 +$14,340 +23.8%
61 Engineering Services $66,390 $82,090 +$15,700 +23.6%
62 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $61,770 $76,280 +$14,510 +23.5%
63 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $61,280 $75,560 +$14,280 +23.3%
64 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $49,000 $60,310 +$11,310 +23.1%
65 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $57,220 $70,310 +$13,090 +22.9%
66 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $83,600 $102,710 +$19,110 +22.9%
67 Postal Service (Federal Government) $86,410 $106,120 +$19,710 +22.8%
68 Management of Companies and Enterprises $69,890 $85,030 +$15,140 +21.7%
69 Other Residential Care Facilities $48,340 $58,780 +$10,440 +21.6%
70 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $66,710 $80,950 +$14,240 +21.3%
71 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $55,930 $67,800 +$11,870 +21.2%
72 Freight Transportation Arrangement $59,490 $71,990 +$12,500 +21.0%
73 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $81,360 $98,380 +$17,020 +20.9%
74 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $66,810 $80,660 +$13,850 +20.7%
75 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $61,300 $73,820 +$12,520 +20.4%
76 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $82,150 $98,900 +$16,750 +20.4%
77 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $53,510 $64,230 +$10,720 +20.0%
78 Legal Services $64,150 $77,000 +$12,850 +20.0%
79 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $65,760 $78,860 +$13,100 +19.9%
80 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $59,650 $71,530 +$11,880 +19.9%
81 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $74,580 $89,380 +$14,800 +19.8%
82 Support Activities for Transportation $60,110 $71,990 +$11,880 +19.8%
83 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $70,500 $84,280 +$13,780 +19.5%
84 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $67,110 $80,020 +$12,910 +19.2%
85 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $81,560 $97,140 +$15,580 +19.1%
86 Individual and Family Services $46,530 $55,380 +$8,850 +19.0%
87 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $59,950 $71,180 +$11,230 +18.7%
88 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $64,220 $76,240 +$12,020 +18.7%
89 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $52,680 $62,370 +$9,690 +18.4%
90 Civic and Social Organizations $50,770 $60,010 +$9,240 +18.2%
91 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $43,240 $50,640 +$7,400 +17.1%
92 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $61,420 $71,860 +$10,440 +17.0%
93 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $70,090 $81,950 +$11,860 +16.9%
94 Grantmaking and Giving Services $63,690 $74,420 +$10,730 +16.8%
95 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $67,610 $78,830 +$11,220 +16.6%
96 Construction of Buildings $53,820 $62,680 +$8,860 +16.5%
97 Truck Transportation $49,800 $57,980 +$8,180 +16.4%
98 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $64,230 $74,550 +$10,320 +16.1%
99 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $53,080 $61,520 +$8,440 +15.9%
100 Dairy Product Manufacturing $62,720 $72,680 +$9,960 +15.9%
101 Administrative and Support Services $59,210 $68,370 +$9,160 +15.5%
102 Offices of Chiropractors $35,930 $41,460 +$5,530 +15.4%
103 Social Assistance $47,480 $54,350 +$6,870 +14.5%
104 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $53,750 $61,520 +$7,770 +14.5%
105 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $62,680 $71,740 +$9,060 +14.5%
106 Junior Colleges $54,490 $61,870 +$7,380 +13.5%
107 Insurance Carriers $70,850 $80,370 +$9,520 +13.4%
108 Elementary and Secondary Schools $57,040 $64,680 +$7,640 +13.4%
109 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $55,580 $62,880 +$7,300 +13.1%
110 Ambulatory Health Care Services $53,630 $60,560 +$6,930 +12.9%
111 Telecommunications $75,460 $84,970 +$9,510 +12.6%
112 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $60,980 $68,660 +$7,680 +12.6%
113 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $70,190 $78,840 +$8,650 +12.3%
114 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $51,240 $57,520 +$6,280 +12.3%
115 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $54,020 $60,620 +$6,600 +12.2%
116 Chemical Manufacturing $69,780 $78,200 +$8,420 +12.1%
117 Other Schools and Instruction $49,200 $54,990 +$5,790 +11.8%
118 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $78,810 $88,060 +$9,250 +11.7%
119 Outpatient Care Centers $56,080 $62,610 +$6,530 +11.6%
120 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $48,170 $53,640 +$5,470 +11.4%
121 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $66,340 $73,800 +$7,460 +11.2%
122 Automobile Dealers $42,290 $47,010 +$4,720 +11.2%
123 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $58,120 $64,360 +$6,240 +10.7%
124 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $55,090 $60,900 +$5,810 +10.5%
125 Offices of Physicians $52,110 $57,410 +$5,300 +10.2%
126 Food Manufacturing $59,000 $64,740 +$5,740 +9.7%
127 Educational Services $57,940 $63,570 +$5,630 +9.7%
128 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $59,890 $65,590 +$5,700 +9.5%
129 Social Advocacy Organizations $58,450 $63,960 +$5,510 +9.4%
130 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $59,160 $63,930 +$4,770 +8.1%
131 Hospitals $61,540 $66,480 +$4,940 +8.0%
132 Oil and Gas Extraction $73,300 $79,130 +$5,830 +8.0%
133 Educational Support Services $57,460 $62,030 +$4,570 +8.0%
134 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $60,230 $64,640 +$4,410 +7.3%
135 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $62,040 $66,460 +$4,420 +7.1%
136 Employment Services $63,490 $67,500 +$4,010 +6.3%
137 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $62,970 $66,760 +$3,790 +6.0%
138 Rail Transportation $71,170 $75,450 +$4,280 +6.0%
139 Temporary Help Services $62,930 $66,330 +$3,400 +5.4%
140 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $54,810 $57,760 +$2,950 +5.4%
141 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $44,850 $47,010 +$2,160 +4.8%
142 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $47,710 $49,920 +$2,210 +4.6%
143 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $58,610 $61,250 +$2,640 +4.5%
144 Real Estate $50,680 $52,920 +$2,240 +4.4%
145 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $51,040 $53,270 +$2,230 +4.4%
146 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $57,040 $59,210 +$2,170 +3.8%
147 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $48,310 $49,420 +$1,110 +2.3%
148 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $48,890 $49,920 +$1,030 +2.1%
149 Warehousing and Storage $49,140 $50,120 +$980 +2.0%
150 Specialized Design Services $59,170 $60,250 +$1,080 +1.8%
151 Newspaper Publishers $47,210 $48,060 +$850 +1.8%
152 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $50,580 $51,390 +$810 +1.6%
153 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $53,880 $54,340 +$460 +0.9%
154 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $81,520 $82,160 +$640 +0.8%
155 Performing Arts Companies $48,200 $48,310 +$110 +0.2%

53 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $67,330 $42,670 -$24,660 -36.6%
2 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $56,370 $38,340 -$18,030 -32.0%
3 Offices of Optometrists $58,850 $40,180 -$18,670 -31.7%
4 Special Food Services $44,050 $32,880 -$11,170 -25.4%
5 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $71,680 $55,050 -$16,630 -23.2%
6 Apparel Manufacturing $66,380 $51,990 -$14,390 -21.7%
7 Metal Ore Mining $83,080 $65,770 -$17,310 -20.8%
8 Amusement Parks and Arcades $62,110 $49,380 -$12,730 -20.5%
9 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $43,720 $35,480 -$8,240 -18.8%
10 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $54,420 $44,180 -$10,240 -18.8%
11 Building Equipment Contractors $55,310 $45,130 -$10,180 -18.4%
12 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $55,020 $45,420 -$9,600 -17.4%
13 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $51,850 $43,670 -$8,180 -15.8%
14 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $54,820 $46,570 -$8,250 -15.0%
15 Other Food Manufacturing $65,340 $55,620 -$9,720 -14.9%
16 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $66,380 $57,180 -$9,200 -13.9%
17 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $61,120 $52,650 -$8,470 -13.9%
18 Plastics Product Manufacturing $62,230 $53,840 -$8,390 -13.5%
19 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $49,410 $43,130 -$6,280 -12.7%
20 Personal Care Services $44,560 $39,070 -$5,490 -12.3%
21 Repair and Maintenance $49,320 $43,250 -$6,070 -12.3%
22 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $61,390 $53,840 -$7,550 -12.3%
23 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $63,190 $55,440 -$7,750 -12.3%
24 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $66,970 $59,640 -$7,330 -10.9%
25 Sound Recording Industries $62,600 $55,890 -$6,710 -10.7%
26 Rental and Leasing Services $57,520 $51,390 -$6,130 -10.7%
27 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $39,220 $35,080 -$4,140 -10.6%
28 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $73,450 $67,590 -$5,860 -8.0%
29 Personal and Laundry Services $50,290 $46,340 -$3,950 -7.9%
30 Spectator Sports $50,910 $47,350 -$3,560 -7.0%
31 Offices of Dentists $39,480 $36,840 -$2,640 -6.7%
32 Beverage Manufacturing $53,740 $50,220 -$3,520 -6.6%
33 Residential Building Construction $50,320 $47,180 -$3,140 -6.2%
34 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $57,590 $54,400 -$3,190 -5.5%
35 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $52,580 $49,710 -$2,870 -5.5%
36 Specialty Trade Contractors $50,510 $47,830 -$2,680 -5.3%
37 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $61,400 $58,510 -$2,890 -4.7%
38 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $55,130 $52,820 -$2,310 -4.2%
39 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $50,620 $48,740 -$1,880 -3.7%
40 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $47,550 $45,890 -$1,660 -3.5%
41 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $51,930 $50,210 -$1,720 -3.3%
42 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $59,420 $57,710 -$1,710 -2.9%
43 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $54,940 $53,530 -$1,410 -2.6%
44 Religious Organizations $54,030 $52,680 -$1,350 -2.5%
45 Other Personal Services $52,160 $51,520 -$640 -1.2%
46 Machinery Manufacturing $70,550 $69,990 -$560 -0.8%
47 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $50,500 $50,220 -$280 -0.6%
48 Machine Shops $53,810 $53,530 -$280 -0.5%
49 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $70,330 $69,990 -$340 -0.5%
50 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $65,190 $64,990 -$200 -0.3%
51 Investigation and Security Services $51,430 $51,280 -$150 -0.3%
52 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $53,150 $53,050 -$100 -0.2%
53 Food Services and Drinking Places $45,790 $45,750 -$40 -0.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Public Relations Specialists in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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