Public Relations Specialist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Quincy, Woburn, Waltham, Somerville.

Also listed as: Public Relations Specialists

Median salary$70,470
Middle 50%$61.3k–$87.7k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $70,000
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,648 and $142,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,089
25th$61,309
50th (median)$70,470
75th$87,734
90th$103,757

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $58,881 (16 filings) FY2022: median $63,991 (16 filings) FY2023: median $69,430 (20 filings) FY2024: median $78,660 (15 filings) FY2025: median $70,470 (18 filings) FY2026: median $71,968 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$58,881$47,500$69,76816
FY2021–––8
FY2022$63,991$49,980$81,00016
FY2023$69,430$49,845$80,80020
FY2024$78,660$64,191$85,00015
FY2025$70,470$62,100$78,56318
FY2026$71,968$60,304$89,48520

Cost of living

Boston's median Public Relations Specialist salary of $70,470 is worth about $65,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Public Relations Specialists in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $81,440 in May 2025 (5,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,470, 13% 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
Commonwealth of Massachusetts/Office of the Governortoo few3
Nasufuntoo few3
Mascontoo few2
Museum of Fine Arts, Bostontoo few2
Subconscious Systems Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,473 18
Mid-level · Level II $73,816 12
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$50,648$61,47318
Mid-level · Level II$70,470$73,81612

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.