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Average Public Relations Managers Salary in Oregon

Public Relations Managers in Oregon earn a median annual salary of $119,040, which is -14.1% compared to the national median. There are 2,090 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$119,040
Oregon median annual wage
$57/hour median
-14.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $138,520
2,090
Local employment
1.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.15
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$76,920
25th
$90,260
Median
$119,040
75th
$147,100
90th
$184,510

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oregon, 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
103.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$115,169
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 107.0%
Rents: 108.6%

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 Oregon

Oregon has salary data for 746 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers.

Historical series

Trend for Public Relations Managers in Oregon

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.