Public Affairs Careers

Salary data and insights based on 1,359 job postings

Public Affairs professionals earn a median salary of $63,440 at entry-level, rising to $97,850 at mid-level and reaching $153,000 for senior roles across 1,359 positions analyzed. The field is heavily concentrated in Washington, DC and New York, NY, reflecting the importance of proximity to government and media centers. Demand is strongest for professionals with expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, media relations, government relations, and written communication.

Last updated: April 2026

Entry Level

$63,440

112 jobs

Mid Level

$97,850

299 jobs

Senior Level

$153,000

308 jobs

Jobs Analyzed

1,359

Last 6 months

Salary by Experience Level

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Most Common Job Titles

Required Skills

Project managementStakeholder engagementMedia relationsGovernment relationsWritten communicationSocial media managementWritten and verbal communicationMedia RelationsStakeholder relationship managementStrategic communicationsProject ManagementStakeholder EngagementMicrosoft Office SuiteGovernment RelationsPolicy analysis

Explore Specific Job Titles

Public Affairs Manager

$170,00077 jobs

Public Affairs Specialist

$94,63673 jobs

Public Affairs Intern

$52,00062 jobs

Director of Public Affairs

$153,00048 jobs

Summer Intern

$37,44042 jobs

Public Affairs Coordinator

$75,92029 jobs

Organizing Director

$104,00019 jobs

Vice President, Public Affairs

$145,00018 jobs

Manager, Public Affairs

$108,41116 jobs

Public Affairs Officer

$114,13714 jobs

Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

$163,86113 jobs

Public Affairs Director

$132,50010 jobs

Top Employers

Meta

9 jobs

BerlinRosen

8 jobs

Booz Allen

8 jobs

Google

7 jobs

Gilead Sciences

7 jobs

Waymo

6 jobs

US Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

6 jobs

CLEAR

6 jobs

FleishmanHillard

6 jobs

PLUS Communications

6 jobs

Top Locations

Washington, DC

180 jobs

United States

75 jobs

New York, NY

57 jobs

Washington, DC, USA

31 jobs

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

21 jobs

Austin, TX

19 jobs

Chicago, IL

17 jobs

Boston, MA

17 jobs

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

16 jobs

San Francisco, CA

14 jobs

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