O’Dwyer’s ranks PR firms based on net fee income which is defined as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media. Crisis communications joined our list of 23 ranked PR specialties for the first time in 2025.
Posted Apr. 6: 2026 overall ranking of PR firms based on '25 net fees
Top PR Firms - Overall 2026 Rankings
*PR firms by location & specialty not yet updated for 2026 ('25 net fees)
Top Public Relations Firms by Location
Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West
Top Public Relations Firms by Speciality
Adult Beverages/Spirits |
Agriculture |
Auto./Transportation |
Beauty/Fashion |
Crisis Communications |
Education |
Energy |
Entertainment |
Environmental |
Financial |
Food & Bev |
Healthcare |
Home Furnishings |
Industrial |
Non-Profits |
Professional Svcs. |
Public Affairs |
Purpose/CSR |
Real Estate Finance & Dev. |
Restaurants |
Sports |
Technology |
Travel & Economic Dev.
PR Firm Rankings by Year
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
O'Dwyer's ranks PR firms by 23 different PR specialties. Only O’Dwyer’s does such rankings, which are usually at or near the top in Google searches for those specialties. Our rankings measure counseling and media contact services, not advertising or production expenses. View rankings instructions.
