How much do Public Relations Managers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $75,990 and the 90th percentile is $224,240. The difference is $148,250, which is 118.0% 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 $96,720 to the 75th at $170,720, covers $74,000.

The mean annual wage is $138,840, which sits above the median of $125,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 14.5% lower than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,277, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Michigan median of $117,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $125,277 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $137,190 and employment of 160. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,993, against $125,277 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $120,420 and employment of 160. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,770, against $125,277 here.
• Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $96,830 and employment of 60. That median is 22.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,877, against $125,277 here.