How much do Public Relations Specialists make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $37,160 and the 90th percentile is $98,670. The difference is $61,510, which is 99.8% 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 $45,790 to the 75th at $78,040, covers $32,250.

The mean annual wage is $63,680, which sits above the median of $61,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 17.5% lower than the national median of $74,750 for Public Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,015, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Michigan median of $65,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 94.840, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Specialists at $65,015 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Specialists. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 27th of 37 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).).

• Battle Creek, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $63,590 and employment of 70. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,233, against $65,015 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $61,830 and employment of 140. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,586, against $65,015 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $65,580 and employment of 80. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,604, against $65,015 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Specialists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (220 of 121,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (283,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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.