How Much Do PR Managers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

PR Managers

PR Managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client; or if engaged in fundraising, plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

Salary

$135580

Becoming One

Hard

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job Satisfaction

High

Job Growth

High

Personality

The Leader

Average salary
Starting salary
Salary rank
Salary range
Highest paying states
Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary

$135580 per year

Hourly wage

$65 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary

$66,740 to $86,440 per year

Entry-level hourly wage

$32 to $42 per hour

Entry-level Public Relations and Fundraising Managers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $66,740 to $86,440 per year or $32 to $42 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Public Relations and Fundraising Managers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level	Hourly	Annual
Highest (Top 10%)	$100+	$208,000+
Senior (Top 25%)	$79	$165,340
Middle (Mid 50%)	$57	$118,430
Junior (Bottom 25%)	$42	$86,440
No experience (Bottom 10%)	$32	$66,740

Highest paying states

State	Hourly	Annual
DC	$98	$204,270
NY	$84	$175,170
VA	$79	$165,190
NJ	$79	$163,930
RI	$76	$158,070
CO	$70	$144,560
CA	$69	$144,260
MA	$68	$140,740
WA	$66	$138,220
DE	$66	$138,210

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Public Relations and Fundraising Manager is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid PR Managers are in the states of DC, NY, VA, NJ and RI.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry	Annual	Hourly
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$205980	$99.03
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$197880	$95.14
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$183080	$88.02
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$179510	$86.31
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$176200	$84.71
Waste Collection	$172440	$82.90
Support Activities for Mining	$171430	$82.42
Oil and Gas Extraction	$167240	$80.40
Scientific Research and Development Services	$166200	$79.90
Other Information Services	$165150	$79.40
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$162320	$78.04
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$161180	$77.49
Other Food Manufacturing	$160780	$77.30
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$160730	$77.27
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$160010	$76.93
Nonresidential Building Construction	$159300	$76.59
Legal Services	$159020	$76.45
Federal Executive Branch	$158930	$76.41
Beverage Manufacturing	$157790	$75.86
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$157010	$75.48
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$156230	$75.11
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$152570	$73.35
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$151930	$73.04
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$151640	$72.91
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$150260	$72.24
Specialty Hospitals	$148860	$71.57
Specialized Design Services	$148820	$71.55
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$147150	$70.75
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$147000	$70.67
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$146650	$70.51