How much do Public Relations Specialists make in Jackson, MI?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $39,290 and the 90th percentile is $136,570. The difference is $97,280, which is 124.9% 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 $60,130 to the 75th at $102,900, covers $42,770.

The mean annual wage is $84,930, which sits above the median of $77,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MI median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $74,750 for Public Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,834, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.2% higher than the Michigan median of $65,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MI is 91.779, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Specialists at $84,834 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Specialists. Jackson, MI ranks 1st of 35 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 30 miles away, with a median of $68,890 and employment of 490. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,289, against $84,834 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $63,590 and employment of 70. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,233, against $84,834 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $71,550 and employment of 820. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,323, against $84,834 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Specialists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MI (70 of 55,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (283,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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.