PR Specialist Salary in Akron, Ohio

How much does a PR Specialist make in Akron, OH?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a PR Specialist in Akron, OH is $74,843. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $66,717 to $83,242, with most professionals earning between $59,318 and $90,888.

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Develops, plans, and conducts public relations and public affairs programs, both domestic and/or global, to improve and support company business objectives with the media, public, industry, and other external stakeholders.

August 23, 2022

Demonstrated success in accomplishing key business objectives spanning brand awareness, media placements, and demand generation.

December 06, 2022

Support PR/marketing initiatives and manage day-to-day media relations functions, to include building national and local media database, monitoring and tracking media coverage, maintaining media lists, creating editorial calendars and media outreach/ follow-up.

January 04, 2023

Create effective email pitches to compel industry influencers to include a citation and/or link in previously created pieces of content or publish an article, guest blog, and opinion piece.

March 05, 2023

Manage exhibitor communications as they relate to public relations, including distribution of press lists, coordination of exhibitor announcements at events, assistance in coordinating media tours and exhibitor/media meeting spaces, managing exhibitor center PR tasks and other exhibitor communications-related needs.

March 25, 2023

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Average Salary Range for PR Specialist in Akron, OH

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66717

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88277

78143

What is the average salary for PR Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of PR Specialist in Akron, OH. The base salary for PR Specialist ranges from $66,717 to $83,242 with the average base salary of $74,843. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $69,016 to $88,277 with the average total cash compensation of $78,143.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,843	$66,717 - $83,242
Bonus	$3,300	$2,299 - $5,036
Total Pay	$78,143	$69,016 - $88,277

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

PR Specialist Salary Near Akron, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cuyahoga Falls, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,717 - $83,242	COMPARE TO Akron, OH 0%
CITY, STATE Canton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,897 - $82,219	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Lakewood, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,216 - $85,112	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cleveland, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,216 - $85,112	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Euclid, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,160 - $85,042	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Elyria, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,431 - $84,133	COMPARE TO Akron, OH

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About Akron, Ohio

Akron (/ˈækrən/) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cleveland. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,846, making it the 119th-largest city in the United States. The Greater Akron area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505. The city was founded in 1825 by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams, along the Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and...

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