Public Affairs

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Public Relations Specialists — about 283,380 people — is $74,750. Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board pays a median base salary of $221,900 for this role, 197% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board is $227,900, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Public Affairs is held in 80 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the median of $227,900 ranks #2 of 80.

• Accounting 7
• Auditing 11
• Budget Analysis 5
• Contracting 19
• Financial Administration and Program 12
• Financial Analysis 5
• General Attorney 19
• Human Resources Management 15
• Information Technology Management 57
• Management and Program Analysis 18
• Miscellaneous Administration and Program 69
• Program Management 8
• Training Instruction 6