Public Relations Specialists Salary in Salem, OR

Public Relations Specialists pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,190 or more. The middle half of public relations specialists in Salem earn between $60,420 and $108,970.

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

Public Relations Specialists salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $85,760, a single filer in Salem takes home about $62,959 a year, or $5,247 a month and $2,422 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $85,760 buys what about $82,741 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Specialists salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 1st of 7 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Public Relations Specialists salaries in Oregon

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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