Public Information Officer in Ohio: Pay Plan

$55,203 – $108,722

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$64,840

median pay in OH, all employers

6,670

workers in OH (SOC 27-3031)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and grade	Published rate
Public Information Specialist Class 64420 Grade 30 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$26.54 – $34.53 a hour $55,203 – $71,822 a year 7 steps Step 1: $26.54 a hour Step 2: $27.56 a hour Step 3: $28.76 a hour Step 4: $30.10 a hour Step 5: $31.47 a hour Step 6: $32.84 a hour Step 7: $34.53 a hour
Public Information Officer 1 Class 64421 Grade 11 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$30.22 – $37.75 a hour $62,858 – $78,520 a year 5 steps Step 1: $30.22 a hour Step 2: $31.96 a hour Step 3: $33.81 a hour Step 4: $35.72 a hour Step 5: $37.75 a hour
Public Information Officer 2 Class 64422 Grade 13 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$36.75 – $52.27 a hour $76,440 – $108,722 a year 8 steps Step 1: $36.75 a hour Step 2: $38.75 a hour Step 3: $40.87 a hour Step 4: $43.07 a hour Step 5: $45.50 a hour Step 6: $47.95 a hour Step 7: $49.92 a hour Step 8: $52.27 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	OH
Workers	6,670
10th percentile	$41,540
Median	$64,840
90th percentile	$121,460
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.

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Public Information Officer in Ohio

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