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Public Information Officer in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 6 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Communications Specialist 1–2, Public Information Specialist 1–2, Assnt Public Information Officer.

$52,694 – $114,585
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$81,250
median pay in NY, all employers
28,250
workers in NY (SOC 27-3031)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective April 1, 2026. These are the ranges New York sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Communications Specialist 1
Class 7335110 · class description
Grade 12 · CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026
$52,694 – $64,321 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $52,694 a year
  • Step 1: $54,355 a year
  • Step 2: $56,016 a year
  • Step 3: $57,677 a year
  • Step 4: $59,338 a year
  • Step 5: $60,999 a year
  • Step 6: $62,660 a year
  • Job Rate: $64,321 a year
Public Information Specialist
Class 2258200
Grade 14 · PS&T [05]: April 1, 2026
$56,183 – $71,719 a year
Communications Specialist 2
Class 7335210 · class description
Grade 14 · CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026
$59,049 – $71,719 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $59,049 a year
  • Step 1: $60,859 a year
  • Step 2: $62,669 a year
  • Step 3: $64,479 a year
  • Step 4: $66,289 a year
  • Step 5: $68,099 a year
  • Step 6: $69,909 a year
  • Job Rate: $71,719 a year
Public Information Specialist 1
Class 2211100 · class description
Grade 18 · PS&T [05]: April 1, 2026
$69,964 – $88,970 a year
Public Information Specialist 2
Class 2211200 · class description
Grade 23 · PS&T [05]: April 1, 2026
$90,582 – $114,585 a year
Assnt Public Information Officer
Class 2258500 · class description
No fixed rate published

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031) in New York, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNY
Workers28,250
10th percentile$51,730
Median$81,250
90th percentile$157,610
National median, government employers$78,310

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Public Information Officer page.

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