Public Relations Specialists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,272
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$15,928
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,227
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$73,200
Kept after tax
$57,272
Worth in national money
$59,227
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Georgia pays public relations specialists a middle wage of $73,200, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 2.07% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 149.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $73,200 you keep $57,272, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $59,227 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $84,550, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Georgia's median for public relations specialists is $73,200, about 2.07% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, public relations specialists sits at 149 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for public relations specialists on $73,200 is $57,272. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $59,227 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $84,550 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Public Relations Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,190 |
| This salary | $73,200 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $57,272 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,326 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,853 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $68,859 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,940 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $73,200. The published range is $43,590 up to $128,190, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $57,272, from $73,200, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 149 of 492 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $59,227, the adjusted value of that $73,200 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Georgia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 149 of 492 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for public relations specialists in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,590 to $128,190. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $57,272 from $73,200. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 149 of 492 locally.
- This $59,227 adjusted figure, worked from $73,200, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 149 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 149 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $84,550, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $43,590, the highest tenth $128,190, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $59,227 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $57,272.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $84,550. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,590) and the ninetieth ($128,190) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $59,227 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $57,272 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.