Public Relations Specialists pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$75,960avg. a year
$36.52 an hour · 4,170 employed
Public Relations Specialists in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn an average of $75,960 a year. That is $3,100 (4%) more than the Texas average of $72,860. The U.S. average is $84,120.
$69,470Median pay
$36.52Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
4,170Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for public relations specialists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
17,300 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$75,960
$36.52 an hour
25,160 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$74,630
$35.88 an hour
31,870 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$71,620
$34.43 an hour
470 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$71,310
$34.28 an hour
5130 jobs
Midland, TX
$70,850
$34.06 an hour
6190 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$70,390
$33.84 an hour
770 jobs
Odessa, TX
$65,800
$31.63 an hour
8290 jobs
Waco, TX
$64,840
$31.17 an hour
9140 jobs
Tyler, TX
$64,590
$31.05 an hour
10170 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$64,200
$30.86 an hour
1180 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$63,800
$30.67 an hour
12260 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$63,210
$30.39 an hour
13420 jobs
El Paso, TX
$62,450
$30.03 an hour
14320 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$61,480
$29.56 an hour
15130 jobs
Abilene, TX
$60,820
$29.24 an hour
16170 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$60,430
$29.05 an hour
17140 jobs
Longview, TX
$59,840
$28.77 an hour
18300 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$58,690
$28.22 an hour
1970 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$57,760
$27.77 an hour
2090 jobs
Victoria, TX
$57,410
$27.60 an hour
2170 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$57,200
$27.50 an hour
22170 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$57,180
$27.49 an hour
23440 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$55,050
$26.46 an hour
24120 jobs
Laredo, TX
$54,600
$26.25 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
This metroTexasU.S.
Texas metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Editors | $60,350 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $72,500 |
| Writers and Authors | $92,620 |
| Technical Writers | $93,970 |
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | $90,430 |
| Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys | $99,980 |
Questions and answers
How much do public relations specialists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
The average is $75,960 a year, and the median is $69,470. About 4,170 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $3,100 (4%) more than the Texas average of $72,860.
Is this job common in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
It makes up 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.77 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 27-3031. Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12420). 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.