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Salaries
Salaries in public relations compare favourably with those in other professions and management functions, with the average annual basic salary of a public relations professional at £46, 200, boosted in many cases by annual bonuses.
In order to get an indication of the typical rates of pay around the UK and for the various PR roles, it is worthwhile looking at the appointments and recruitment sections in the media (such as Media Guardian on Monday and Saturday or PRWeek) or online at PR JobShop.
Please find below an indication of salary levels for both in-house and consultancy, and by region.
| PR salaries | |||||
| Average annual salaries by region: | £ | ||||
| Greater London | 62443 | ||||
| Outer London | 49175 | ||||
| South East | 43462 | ||||
| North West | 42477 | ||||
| Northern Ireland | 40833 | ||||
| Yorks & Humber | 39655 | ||||
| West Midlands | 39030 | ||||
| South West | 38896 | ||||
| North East | 37611 | ||||
| Scotland | 36017 | ||||
| East | 35758 | ||||
| East Midlands | 35500 | ||||
| Wales | 29200 | ||||
| Average annual salaries by role: | Inhouse | Consultancy | |||
| PR/account executive | 22154 | 19417 | |||
| PR/account manager | 37273 | 29237 | |||
| PR/account director | 61727 | 53776 | |||
| Managing director/CEO | 57069 | 70356 | |||
