Public Relations Specialists Salary in Tucson, AZ

Public Relations Specialists pay range in Tucson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,360 or more. The middle half of public relations specialists in Tucson earn between $49,210 and $77,440.

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

Public Relations Specialists salary after taxes in Tucson

On the average salary of $66,360, a single filer in Tucson takes home about $54,235 a year, or $4,520 a month and $2,086 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

Is Tucson a good place for public relations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tucson area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $66,360 buys what about $68,486 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Tucson ($47,760). A typical home costs $343,580, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Specialists salary in other Arizona cities

Tucson ranks 6th of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Phoenix pays the most ($79,660).

All Public Relations Specialists salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for public relations specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($126,870).

Public Relations Specialists salary by city

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• Technical Writers$77,340 a year
• Editors$67,750 a year
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• Interpreters and Translators$61,310 a year
• Writers and Authors$53,860 a year
• Art Directors$90,520 a year
• Producers and Directors$83,140 a year
• Interior Designers$65,850 a year

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