Public Relations Specialist salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Sicklerville, Newark, Jobstown, Garnet Valley.

Also listed as: Public Relations Specialists

Median salary$60,320
Middle 50%$56.8k–$72.1k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $70,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,710 and $133,562.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,876
25th$56,758
50th (median)$60,320
75th$72,058
90th$74,733

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Public Relations Specialist salary of $60,320 is worth about $58,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Public Relations Specialists in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $64,550 in May 2025 (5,220 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,320, 7% 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
Delaware Community Foundationtoo few2
Optimum Care Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.