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Public Relations Managers Salary in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Public Relations Managers in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $140,800. BLS estimates approximately 120 people work in this occupation in Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 4.2% below the national median ($146,910).

Median salary
$140,800
Average salary
$156,470
Median hourly
$67.69
Employment
120

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$81,470$39.17
25th percentile$106,350$51.13
Median (50th)$140,800$67.69
75th percentile$172,380$82.88
90th percentile$264,910$127.36

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 9.5% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 22.8% — Use with caution

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.007
Location quotient
2.09

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Burlington-South Burlington, VT’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.949, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $139,476 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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