How much do Public Relations Specialists make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Percentile spread

For Public Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $40,100 and the 90th percentile is $107,020. The difference is $66,920, which is 103.4% 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 $48,710 to the 75th at $83,280, covers $34,570.

The mean annual wage is $71,620, which sits above the median of $64,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $74,750 for Public Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,299, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Texas median of $65,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Relations Specialists at $68,299 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Public Relations Specialists. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 4th of 10 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $69,470 and employment of 4,170. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,840, against $68,299 here.
• Victoria, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $54,690 and employment of 90. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,876, against $68,299 here.
• Laredo, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $51,100 and employment of 120. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,765, against $68,299 here.

Employment share

Public Relations Specialists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (1,870 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (283,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.