Government Information Specialist

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Public Relations Specialists — about 283,380 people — is $74,750. Peace Corps pays a median base salary of $140,009 for this role, 87% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Peace Corps is $140,009, 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.

Government Information Specialist is held in 46 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Peace Corps, the median of $140,009 ranks #12 of 46.

• Accounting 5
• Administrative Officer 60
• Auditing 8
• Budget Analysis 9
• Contracting 7
• Financial Administration and Program 31
• General Arts and Information 11
• General Attorney 13
• General Education and Training 5
• General Health Science 13
• General Student Trainee 23
• Human Resources Management 25
• Information Technology Management 74
• Management and Program Analysis 30
• Medical Officer 6
• Miscellaneous Administration and Program 446
• Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant 10
• Nurse 29
• Program Management 77
• Psychology 7
• Public Affairs 8
• Security Administration 19
• Support Services Administration 7
• Training Instruction 13