How much do Public Relations Managers make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $77,790 and the 90th percentile is $182,940. The difference is $105,150, which is 74.8% 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 $110,900 to the 75th at $169,010, covers $58,110.

The mean annual wage is $141,200, which sits above the median of $140,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $151,952, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% higher than the Tennessee median of $127,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $140,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $151,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Knoxville, TN ranks 1st of 11 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).).

• Asheville, NC is 93 miles away, with a median of $103,440 and employment of 50. That median is 26.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,185, against $151,952 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $113,840 and employment of 40. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,464, against $151,952 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 135 miles away, with a median of $125,250 and employment of 120. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,302, against $151,952 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (90 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (74,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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.