Side-by-side distribution
Public Relations
$137,650
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.5%
- Live roles
- 656
Product Marketing
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.1%
- Live roles
- 1,093
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Highest-paying jobs
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture
|
$187,200 | 7 |
Fivetran
|
$157,561 | 6 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $121,125 | 6 |
Highwire
|
$107,500 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$320,000 | 5 |
SpaceX
|
$145,000 | 5 |
B Lab Global
|
$84,015 | 5 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$159,500 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
KLA
|
$168,350 | 11 |
Braze
|
$153,250 | 8 |
Abbott
|
$170,000 | 7 |
Glean
|
$241,000 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$299,500 | 5 |
Perplexity
|
$220,000 | 5 |
DigitalOcean
|
$195,300 | 5 |
T-Mobile
|
$167,650 | 5 |
Public Relations salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $178,000 | 50 |
| Denver | $170,200 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $166,850 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $166,350 | 12 |
| Seattle | $165,760 | 12 |
| Austin | $162,000 | 9 |
| New York | $146,975 | 64 |
| Boston | $146,750 | 16 |
| Chicago | $134,125 | 23 |
| Toronto | $117,125 | 10 |
Product Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $210,675 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $195,150 | 128 |
| Seattle | $189,000 | 15 |
| New York | $177,500 | 118 |
| Austin | $174,000 | 18 |
| Denver | $161,799 | 12 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 29 |
| Atlanta | $147,500 | 4 |
| Boston | $138,726 | 12 |
| London | $122,282 | 7 |
Public Relations vs Product Marketing: which pays more?
The median for Public Relations is $137,650 per year (typically $106,825–$168,950), versus $165,000 for Product Marketing ($135,000–$190,000). That puts Product Marketing about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Public Relations and Product Marketing are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.