Exactly 480 of the 6,320 public relations professionals employed in California, work in Irvine. The number of public relations professionals in Irvine has shrunk by 0% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for public relations professionals in Irvine has decreased, overall employment in Irvine has also decreased.

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In Irvine, salaries for public relations professionals have increased. In 2010 Irvine public relations professionals earned an average yearly salary of $107,440. The average salary for public relations professionals in Irvine was $103,180 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Irvine.

Public relations professionals make a median salary of $105,630 per year in Irvine. The 10% of public relations professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $61,310 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $151,070 per year.

On average public relations professional salaries in Irvine are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Irvine's public relations professionals are graduates of the only accredited public relations school in the city.

Irvine's public relations school offers one public relations degree and certificate program.

Approximately 1 students graduated from public relations courses in 2010.