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Public Relations Specialist Career Market Report 2026

408 active jobs. 184 companies. Median salary $102K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

408
Active Job Openings
184
Companies Hiring
$102K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Public Relations Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $102K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $52K to $173K.

Remote roles pay 58% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 24%

Community Outreach demand rose +5.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Alphabeinsight leads hiring with 65 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Manager (+$94K, +198%)

Salary increase: +$94K · Sample: Junior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 24% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager18$90K$142K$174K
Director15$110K$161K$210K
Junior4$33K$48K$65K

What jumps out

Junior → Manager: +$94K (198%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States61$85KUSD
Remote3$135KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.0%
Remote6.9%
Hybrid2.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
24%
Editing
21%
Project Management
10%
Government Relations
6%
Community Outreach
5%
Advocacy
4%
Brand Management
4%
Broadcasting
4%

Skills on the Rise

Community Outreach ↑+5.1ppBroadcasting ↑+3.8ppBrand Management ↑+3.8pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-40.9ppExcel ↓-14.1ppMental Health ↓-10.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-9.4ppAdaptability ↓-8.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Alphabeinsight6515.9%
Amazon122.9%
Bursonglobal122.9%
Hyphenconnect102.5%
Highwire102.5%
Jobsforhumanity61.5%
Interdependence61.5%
Lextorahlds51.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States180
Remote15
United Kingdom13
Japan11
India10
Nigeria7
Canada6
South Korea5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree54.1%170
Bachelor's Degree15.3%48
Master's Degree8.3%26
MBA0.3%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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