Public Relations Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Santa Monica, Culver City, Burbank, Hermosa Beach.

Median salary$131,000
Middle 50%$115.6k–$218.3k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $157,508
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,631 and $241,070.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,948
25th$115,579
50th (median)$131,000
75th$218,250
90th$231,800

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Public Relations Manager salary of $131,000 is worth about $115,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Public Relations Managers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $163,830 in May 2025 (3,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $131,000, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
AVJ Propertiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.