Public Relations Managers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$208,800avg. a year
$100.39 an hour · 7,940 employed
Public Relations Managers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $208,800 a year. That is $4,900 (2%) more than the New York average of $203,900. The U.S. average is $164,760.
$192,360Median pay
$100.39Average hourly
+2%vs. New York average
7,940Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for public relations managers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
160 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$180,100
$86.59 an hour
2190 jobs
Rochester, NY
$165,070
$79.36 an hour
330 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$157,360
$75.66 an hour
490 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$157,180
$75.57 an hour
5150 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$150,700
$72.45 an hour
6410 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$125,270
$60.23 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Sales Managers | $233,770 |
| Marketing Managers | $207,770 |
| General and Operations Managers | $189,200 |
| Financial Managers | $250,570 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $224,990 |
| Managers, All Other | $180,660 |
Questions and answers
How much do public relations managers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $208,800 a year, and the median is $192,360. About 7,940 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $4,900 (2%) more than the New York average of $203,900.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.74 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 11-2032. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.