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Public Relations Managers Salary in Massachusetts

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Public Relations Managers in Massachusetts is $171,740. BLS estimates approximately 2,170 people work in this occupation in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is 16.9% above the national median ($146,910).

Median salary
$171,740
Average salary
$181,950
Median hourly
$82.57
Employment
2,170

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$93,220$44.82
25th percentile$121,570$58.45
Median (50th)$171,740$82.57
75th percentile$215,490$103.60
90th percentile$315,920$151.88

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 2.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.597
Location quotient
1.24

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Massachusetts’s regional price level is above the national average (index 105.757, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $162,391 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.

Opportunity Score

82.7/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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