Public Relations salaries in California
Public Relations professionals in California earn $155.7–210.5K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. Public Relations roles in California pay 29% above the board-wide average of $117.9–165.6K for Public Relations jobs on WDIWF.
Average salary range
$155.7–210.5K
Based on 5 jobs · 29% more than the average salary on WDIWF
25th percentile
$115.5K
Average
$183.1K
75th percentile
$272.3K
Other top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California beyond Public Relations, ranked by average salary.
Public Affairs
Avg. $170.8–233.4K · 14 jobs
Government Relations
Avg. $165.3–213.1K · 10 jobs
Public Policy
Avg. $163.6–197.3K · 9 jobs
Employee Relations
Avg. $133.7–194.4K · 7 jobs
Labor Relations
Avg. $134.3–197.7K · 6 jobs
Corporate Communications
Avg. $176.8–244.3K · 5 jobs
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, ranked by average salary.
Public Affairs
Avg. $179.5–235.4K · 12 jobs
Stakeholder Engagement
Avg. $149.8–187.4K · 11 jobs
Strategic Communications
Avg. $164.7–226K · 9 jobs
Labor Relations
Avg. $140.4–192K · 8 jobs
Government Relations
Avg. $167.5–220.6K · 8 jobs
Stakeholder Management
Avg. $176.1–226K · 7 jobs
Other locations for Public Relations
Compare Public Relations salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $118.2–172.4K · 13 jobs
Foster City, CA
Avg. $196.5–268.6K · 3 jobs
New York
Avg. $53.6–73.3K · 3 jobs
Public Relations salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.