How much do Public Relations Specialists make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,950 and the 90th percentile is $104,960. The difference is $68,010, which is 115.3% 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 $46,180 to the 75th at $79,400, covers $33,220.

The mean annual wage is $67,760, which sits above the median of $58,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $74,750 for Public Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,105, which is 18.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $67,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Specialists at $61,105 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Specialists. Asheville, NC ranks 18th of 26 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $51,890 and employment of 50. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,014, against $61,105 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $58,270 and employment of 180. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,852, against $61,105 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $63,310 and employment of 470. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,885, against $61,105 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Specialists accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (400 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (283,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.