In 2022, advertising agencies across the United States had a combined payroll of over 20.5 billion U.S. dollars, up from less than 18.8 billion dollars a year earlier – an annual increase of nine percent. Meanwhile, public relations (PR) agencies' annual payroll rose more than 12 percent to 7.4 billion dollars in 2022.
Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector
(in million U.S. dollars)
Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, and employee contributions to qualified pension plans paid during the year to all employees. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc.
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US Census Bureau. (June 27, 2024). Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. "Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. "Annual Payroll in The Advertising and Related Services Industry in The United States from 2017 to 2022, by Sector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau, Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Annual payroll in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184805/annual-payroll-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
