Media Relations Salary in the United States

How much does a Media Relations make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Media Relations in the United States is $58,572 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Media Relations's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,313
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,481 to $64,717
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,026
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Media Relations Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $64,717 $5,393 $1,245 $31
Average $58,572 $4,881 $1,126 $28
25th Percentile $51,481 $4,290 $990 $25
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Key Factors That Influence Media Relations Salaries

A Media Relations's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Media Relations Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Media Relations's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,559
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $49,805
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,680
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $0
  • Expert (over 8 years): $0
Levels Salary
Product I... Level Media Relations$44,559
Product I... Level Media Relations$49,805
Media Rel... Level Media Relations$58,680
Product I... Level Media Relations$0
Product Q... Level Media Relations$0
$44,559 0 yr
$49,805 < 2 yrs
$58,680 2-4 yrs
$0 5-8 yrs
$0 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Media Relations

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $73,876
  • San Francisco: $73,150
  • Oakland: $71,528

What Skills Can Increase a Media Relations's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Customer Service (Mentioned in 4.08% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
  • Packaging (Mentioned in 2.78% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.
  • Process Manufacturing (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Process manufacturing is a branch of manufacturing that is associated with formulas and manufacturing recipes, and can be contrasted with discrete manufacturing, which is concerned with discrete units, bills of materials and the assembly of components. Process manufacturing is common in the food, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, consumer packaged goods, cannabis, and biotechnology industries. In process manufacturing, the relevant factors are ingredients, not parts; formulas, not bills of materials; and bulk materials rather than individual units. Although there is invariably cross-over between the two branches of manufacturing, the major contents of the finished product and the majority of the resource intensity of the production process generally allow manufacturing systems to be classified as one or the other. For example, a bottle of juice is a discrete item, but juice is process manufactured. The plastic used in injection moulding is process manufactured, but the components it is shaped into are generally discrete, and subject to further assembly.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Customer Service 4.08%
Packaging 2.78%
Process Manufacturing 2.12%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Media Relations's salary.
  • Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Microsoft Office: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
  • Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 0%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Planning
$60,914
4%
Microsoft Office
$59,743
2%
Customer Service
$58,572
0%
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How Education impacts a Media Relations's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Media Relations enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Media Relations with a Associate's Degree is between $56,562 and $60,468).

Media Relations Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Media Relations
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 60.0%
High School 60.0%
Associates 40.0%
Bachelors 0.0%
Masters 0.0%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Media Relations Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Media Relations's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

Salary Trends for Media Relations

Salaries for a Media Relations can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,679 in 2023 to around $48,696 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Media Relations salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Media Relations Over Time

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$49,224
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