Exactly 370 of the 6,320 public relations professionals employed in California, work in Sacramento. There has been a 14% decline in the number of public relations professionals in Sacramento between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Sacramento has also decreased.

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In Sacramento, salaries for public relations professionals have increased. In 2010 Sacramento public relations professionals earned an average yearly salary of $122,170. Four years earlier in 2006, public relations professionals in Sacramento made an average salary of $106,870 per year. The growth in the salary of public relations professionals in Sacramento is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Public relations professionals in Sacramento make a median yearly salary of $110,920. The difference in pay between the public relations professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 139%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $69,450 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $166,300 per year.

Public relations professional salaries in Sacramento are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 3 accredited public relations schools in the city. Many of Sacramento's public relations professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Sacramento's public relations schools offer 2 public relations degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 2 students completed public relations courses in 2010.