Public Relations Managers Salary in Atlanta, GA

Public Relations Managers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $92,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $227,470 or more. The middle half of public relations managers in Atlanta earn between $108,030 and $176,020.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Public Relations Managers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $154,260, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $109,754 a year, or $9,146 a month and $4,221 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Atlanta a good place for public relations managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $154,260 buys what about $154,171 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Managers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 3 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Public Relations Managers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for public relations managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($229,420).

Public Relations Managers salary by city

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