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Average Public Relations Managers Salary in Maryland

Public Relations Managers in Maryland earn a median annual salary of $144,590, which is +4.4% compared to the national median. There are 1,860 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Maryland (state).

$144,590
Maryland median annual wage
$70/hour median
+4.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $138,520
1,860
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.37
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$72,020
25th
$102,300
Median
$144,590
75th
$193,840
90th
≥$239,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

Values marked ≥$239,200 are at or above the BLS wage cap. BLS does not publish an exact figure above this threshold.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Maryland, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$137,759
Goods: 102.5%
Services: 110.9%
Rents: 121.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$185,810Compare8,640
Virginia$173,880CompareN/A
New York$173,780Compare7,330
Massachusetts$169,760Compare2,560
New Jersey$169,510Compare2,380
Washington$159,510Compare1,780

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Maryland

Maryland has salary data for 742 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Public Relations Managers in Maryland

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Public Relations Managers are projected to change by +5.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 6,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.