$82,500 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $153,000 is the 75th percentile.

IR teams are typically tasked with coordinating shareholder meetings and press conferences, releasing financial data, leading financial analyst briefings, publishing reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and handling the public side of any financial crisis.

Qualifications and Experience for Investor Relations IR roles usually require a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, communications, economics, or related fields. A master's degree (such as an MBA) is not necessary but is usually considered an asset. There are relatively few entry-level positions in IR.