How much do Public Relations Managers make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $62,810 and the 90th percentile is $211,060. The difference is $148,250, which is 161.9% 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 $73,410 to the 75th at $122,690, covers $49,280.

The mean annual wage is $116,360, which sits above the median of $91,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 37.7% lower than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,745, which is 33.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the South Carolina median of $104,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $97,745 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Columbia, SC ranks 14th of 15 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).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $110,840 and employment of 50. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,605, against $97,745 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $90,500 and employment of 30. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,395, against $97,745 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $97,940 and employment of 30. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,868, against $97,745 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (170 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (74,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.