How much do Public Relations Specialists make in Peoria, IL?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $44,500 and the 90th percentile is $133,060. The difference is $88,560, which is 116.3% 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 $56,680 to the 75th at $102,260, covers $45,580.

The mean annual wage is $82,560, which sits above the median of $76,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $74,750 for Public Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,469, which is 11.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Illinois median of $76,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Specialists at $83,469 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. Peoria, IL ranks 3rd 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).).

• Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $91,630 and employment of 110. That median is 20.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,961, against $83,469 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $62,880 and employment of 220. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,589, against $83,469 here.
• Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $71,110 and employment of 110. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,673, against $83,469 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Specialists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (90 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (283,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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.