Public Relations Profession

[pukerainbows]

Hi all, working in the PR field right now.
Not in any of the well known PR firms, just a local firm.

Had a change of career, and only started in PR half a year ago. Prior to this I was working in Corporate Communications.

Can I check if earning 3K + approx $300+ incentive monthly is an okay salary for a 26 year old?

Thanks a million!

Originally Posted by pukerainbows

Hi all, working in the PR field right now.
Not in any of the well known PR firms, just a local firm.

Had a change of career, and only started in PR half a year ago. Prior to this I was working in Corporate Communications.

Can I check if earning 3K + approx $300+ incentive monthly is an okay salary for a 26 year old?

Thanks a million!

What do you mean by "okay"? Compare against who, which industry, what qualification?

Originally Posted by pukerainbows

Hi all, working in the PR field right now.
Not in any of the well known PR firms, just a local firm.

Had a change of career, and only started in PR half a year ago. Prior to this I was working in Corporate Communications.

Can I check if earning 3K + approx $300+ incentive monthly is an okay salary for a 26 year old?

Thanks a million!

You can use gov sector which is roughly average of market as a start. 26 years old roughly work for 2 years exp. Assuming bachelor w/o honours start at 3.3 means after 2 years maybe 3.8k. For average performer on 16 months total that means annual all-in $60,800.

If you are in top industries like banking or oil & gas add another 30% premium works out to be ~$79,000. If you are private university in SME deduct 30% discount works out to be ~$42,500.

Your annual wages including incentives is $39,600, meaning its below a private uni grad in SME by a little. But this could be because you switch field halfway resulting in lower salary. My best guess is you are around top 30% of diploma grad and bottom 20% of a degree grad for your age .