How much do Public Relations Managers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $66,150 and the 90th percentile is $145,080. The difference is $78,930, which is 100.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $70,340 to the 75th at $99,620, covers $29,280.

The mean annual wage is $94,960, which sits above the median of $78,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 46.7% lower than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,330, which is 41.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17% lower than the Louisiana median of $94,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $86,330 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $113,110 and employment of 110. That median is 44.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,153, against $86,330 here.
• Jackson, MS is 144 miles away, with a median of $94,680 and employment of 70. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,325, against $86,330 here.
• Mobile, AL is 175 miles away, with a median of $70,430 and employment of 50. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,945, against $86,330 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Managers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (130 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (74,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.