How much do Public Relations Managers make in Rochester, NY?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $101,970 and the 90th percentile is $271,520. The difference is $169,550, which is 114.8% 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 $119,110 to the 75th at $185,260, covers $66,150.

The mean annual wage is $165,070, which sits above the median of $147,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, NY median is 0.6% higher than the national median of $146,910 for Public Relations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $152,254, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.3% lower than the New York median of $180,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $147,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Managers at $152,254 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Managers. Rochester, NY ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $134,430 and employment of 150. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,259, against $152,254 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $143,980 and employment of 90. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,383, against $152,254 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $128,400 and employment of 30. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,278, against $152,254 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, NY (190 of 494,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (74,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.