Public Relations Specialists in the Grand Island Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Public Relations Specialists pay in Grand Island, NE at a median of $59,780 per year ($28.74/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $74,750, the metro estimate is 20% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 30 public relations specialists are employed across the Grand Island MSA in SOC 27-3031.

The Grand Island pay distribution spans from $43,150 at the 10th percentile to $79,780 at the 90th, a 1.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $50,170 and the 75th at $71,700, so half of Grand Island-based public relations specialists earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Grand Island, NE covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NE estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.