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Public Relations Specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 27-3031 · CBSA 16980

Occupation
Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031)
Metropolitan area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
125
Median offered wage
$60,000
Certified (last three years)
96.0%
Median wage$60,000certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Public Relations Specialists with a worksite in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Public Relations Specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: applications by fiscal year

1733FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1733FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202013
FY202119
FY202215
FY202316
FY202417
FY202533
FY2026*12
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*93
FY2025258
FY2024134
FY2023124
FY2022132
FY2021163
FY2020121
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Chinapro Marketing Partners, Inc.9
  2. The University of Chicago6
  3. Marcus Evans Inc6
  4. European Chocolate, Ltd.5
  5. Malcolm Group, Inc.5
  6. Phoenix Tree Publishing, Inc.4
  7. Renaissance Resources, Inc.4
  8. Underwriters Laboratories Inc.4
  9. The Henry M. Paulson JR. Institute4
  10. Top-line Furniture Warehouse4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $60,000; middle half $51,000 to $66,082 · median prevailing wage $55,765 (marker) · 57 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I22
  2. Level II28
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV4
Job titles
  1. Public Relations Specialist32
  2. Communications Specialist6
  3. Communications Manager3
  4. Relocation Marketing Specialist3
  5. Communications Coordinator3
  6. Associate Executive Director3
  7. Global Account Executive2
  8. Website and Communications Specialist2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Public Relations Specialists appears on 5,324 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 2,910 employers in 198 metropolitan areas; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN accounts for 2.35% of them, and its median offered wage is 13.9% below the national median of $69,680.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
5,324
Metropolitan areas with filings
198
Employers nationwide
2,910
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$69,680
Share in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
2.35%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Public Relations Specialists
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,021
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA813
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV297
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA266
  5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL216
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH167
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA134
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN125
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA93
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA91
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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