SOC 27-3031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Public Relations Specialists — Great Falls
Great Falls, MT · 4 metro areas compared
The median wage for Public Relations Specialists in Great Falls, MT is $50,190 per year, substantially below the national median of $74,750 — a gap of 32.9%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +4.8%
- Openings per year
- 27,600
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Great Falls, MT.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Public Relations Specialists in Great Falls, MT is $50,190 per year, substantially below the national median of $74,750 — a gap of 32.9%. Pay ranges from under $37,440 at the tenth percentile to more than $87,640 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $44,300 to $72,290.
The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 2.3 of every thousand jobs. Bozeman leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $63,720. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 113th of 212 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $37,440 | −49.9% |
| 25th | $44,300 | −40.7% |
| Median (50th) | $50,190 | −32.9% |
| 75th | $72,290 | −3.3% |
| 90th | $87,640 | +17.2% |
| Mean | $59,410 | −20.5% |
Other metro areas in Montana
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Great Falls run 3.2% below the national average, so the median of $50,190 goes as far as $51,849 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 30.6% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$50,190as reported by BLSLocal price level
96.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$51,849US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $50,190 a year, 32.9% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $37,440 to $87,640 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Bozeman, at $63,720.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Public Relations Specialists in Great Falls, MT?
The median annual wage is $50,190, or $24.13 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $74,750, so pay in Great Falls, MT is 32.9% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Great Falls, MT earns more than $87,640 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $37,440 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Bozeman, at $63,720 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Great Falls, MT. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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