H-1B salary guideSOC 27-3031Rank #68Updated Sep 2026

Public Relations Specialists

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031). Based on 12,309 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$75,000

P50 · FY2026

P25 wage

$59,202

lower quartile · FY2026

P75 wage

$99,909

upper quartile · FY2026

Filings

398

Rank #68 · FY2026

Summary

Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031) are communications professionals who manage organizational reputation and media relations. In FY2026, 398 H-1B filings for this role showed a median wage of $75,000, with P25–P75 range of $59,202–$99,909.

Across all H-1B filings for Public Relations Specialists, the all-time typical wage range is $41,371–$70,000 (P25–P75), with a median of $52,000. Wages increase sharply by DOL prevailing wage level: Level I ($45,812–$60,000 median), Level II ($60,000–$80,000 median), Level III ($78,507–$112,138 median), and Level IV ($105,416–$165,000 median). New York leads with 3,628 filings and a $52,562 median, followed by California (2,745 filings, $53,560 median) and Florida (689 filings, $45,600 median). Top sponsors include Mediterranean Shipping Company USA, Staples, Google, Microsoft, and Levi Strauss.

Public Relations Specialists H-1B salary
PR specialist prevailing wage by level
H-1B Public Relations filings by state
PR specialist H-1B employers
Public Relations SOC 27-3031

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	1,366	$45,812	$52,562	$60,000
Level II	1,322	$60,000	$68,474	$80,000
Level III	434	$78,507	$90,000	$112,138
Level IV	288	$105,416	$131,256	$165,000

Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
Level	P25	Median	P75
Level I	$45,812	$52,562	$60,000
Level II	$60,000	$68,474	$80,000
Level III	$78,507	$90,000	$112,138
Level IV	$105,416	$131,256	$165,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	3,628	$52,562
2	CA	2,745	$53,560
3	FL	689	$45,600
4	TX	561	$48,000
5	NJ	483	$51,780
6	MA	388	$55,060
7	DC	277	$52,208
8	IL	270	$47,741
9	WA	212	$72,800
10	GA	183	$48,200

3,628

2,745

689

561

483

388

277

270

212

183

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.	27
2	Staples, Inc.	26
3	Google LLC	19
4	Microsoft Corporation	16
5	Levi Strauss & Co.	15
6	New York Immigration Service LLC	14
7	DELL USA LP	13
8	Renaissance Resources, Inc.	13
9	FACEBOOK, INC.	12
10	Colangelo & Partners Public Relations, LLC	12

Mediterranean Shipping Com…

Staples, Inc.

Google LLC

Microsoft Corporation

Levi Strauss & Co.

New York Immigration Servi…

DELL USA LP

Renaissance Resources, Inc.

FACEBOOK, INC.

Colangelo & Partners Publi…

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	$42k
FY2011	$42k
FY2012	$44k
FY2013	$43k
FY2014	$44k
FY2015	$45k
FY2016	$45k
FY2017	$47k
FY2018	$55k
FY2019	$57k
FY2020	$60k
FY2021	$64k
FY2022	$64k
FY2023	$67k
FY2024	$67k
FY2025	$67k
FY2026	$75k

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