SOC 11-2032 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Public Relations Managers Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for public relations managers in San Antonio, Texas is $132,660 a year ($63.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $119,580: half of the 570 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,760).

$132,660average per year

$63.78 / hourMedian $119,580Take-home ≈ $101,939

  • $74K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $120KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $208K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

570people in this job
-19%vs U.S. average
#6 of 17Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Public Relations Managers pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $207,830 or more. The middle half of public relations managers in San Antonio earn between $94,650 and $157,250.

  • $74K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $120KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $208K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$132,660$11,055$63.78
Median$119,580$9,965$57.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$94,650$7,888$45.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$157,250$13,104$75.60

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Public Relations Managers pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Public relations managers in San Antonio earn 7% less than the Texas average ($142,060) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($164,760). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $146,910.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$132,660$119,580$74,030$207,830570
Texas$142,060$126,670$78,400$220,0008,190
United States$164,760$146,910$82,410$284,99074,850

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Public Relations Managers salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $132,660, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $101,939 a year, or $8,495 a month and $3,921 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is San Antonio a good place for public relations managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $132,660 buys what about $140,061 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Managers salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 6th of 17 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($174,140).

All Public Relations Managers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for public relations managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($229,420).

Public Relations Managers salary by city

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Public Relations Managers salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do public relations managers make an hour in San Antonio?

$63.78 an hour on average, and $57.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level public relations managers salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $94,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the public relations managers take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $101,939 a year ($8,495 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $132,660. Texas has no state income tax.

Do public relations managers earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,760).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2032; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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