Public Relations Specialists Salary in Syracuse, NY

Public Relations Specialists pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,390 or more. The middle half of public relations specialists in Syracuse earn between $55,770 and $82,900.

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

Public Relations Specialists salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $74,330, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $57,638 a year, or $4,803 a month and $2,217 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Syracuse area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $74,330 buys what about $77,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Specialists salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 11th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($99,240).

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Highest-paying cities for public relations specialists

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

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