How much do Public Relations Managers make in Lancaster, PA?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $75,600 and the 90th percentile is $149,020. The difference is $73,420, which is 69.4% 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 $83,510 to the 75th at $125,110, covers $41,600.

The mean annual wage is $110,930, which sits above the median of $105,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lancaster, PA median is 28% lower than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,646, which is 26.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $118,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lancaster, PA is 98.257, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $107,646 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Lancaster, PA ranks 17th of 19 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).).

• Reading, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $117,980 and employment of 40. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,554, against $107,646 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 47 miles away, with a median of $124,250 and employment of 170. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,950, against $107,646 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 51 miles away, with a median of $129,280 and employment of 1,310. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,060, against $107,646 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lancaster, PA (50 of 252,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (74,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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.