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City of Charlotte / Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician / Public Information Specialist

Job-title file

Public Information Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

1 employees hold this title in Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician. Median total compensation for the role is $68,040, below the department median of $82,226.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$68K
Role median
$68,040
Agency median
$82,226
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Public Information Specialist pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Public Relations Specialists — about 2,470 people — is $75,190. Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician pays a median base salary of $68,040 for this role, 10% below that figureabout the 41st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,920
$55,170
$75,190
$102,200
$149,990
Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician median · $68,040

The bar is the range of annual wages for Public Relations Specialists across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Public Relations Specialists — about 283,380 people — is $74,750. Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 41st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,110
$56,260
$74,750
$100,370
$135,150
Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician median · $68,040

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician is $68,040, 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.

Compare departments

This role across City of Charlotte

Public Information Specialist is held in 4 City of Charlotte departments. In Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician, the median of $68,040 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Air - Strategy
$75,144 · 4
Stw Business
$66,030 · 1

Median total compensation for the Public Information Specialist role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Public Information Specialist beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $70,000 ranks #3 of 8. See Public Information Specialist across all of City of Charlotte

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$149,800 · 26
Missouri
$60,932 · 5
South Carolina
$60,491 · 5
Florida
$55,838 · 49
Arkansas
$52,137 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Public Information Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Aleka Thrash

Public Information Specialist/Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician

2026 total comp
$68,040
Sub-department
Cats
Base pay
$68,040
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,040
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
68040.01
Quarter
2
Record ID
5,954
Year
2,026

Aleka Thrash is a Public Information Specialist at Marketcomm Custsvc & Technician within Cats. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,040.