Human Resources Specialists Salary

Median Salary
$75,940
per year
Hourly Rate
$36.51
per hour
Employment
912,430
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,180
25th percentile
$58,610
Median
$75,940
75th percentile
$99,380
90th percentile
$128,720

💰 Human Resources Specialists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$110,970+46.1%
Massachusetts$85,630+12.8%
Washington$84,550+11.3%
New York$84,380+11.1%
Maryland$83,910+10.5%
California$83,500+10.0%
Connecticut$82,890+9.2%
Virginia$82,090+8.1%
Colorado$80,840+6.5%
New Jersey$80,690+6.3%
Minnesota$78,760+3.7%
Oregon$78,060+2.8%
Vermont$77,800+2.4%
Delaware$77,700+2.3%
Rhode Island$77,560+2.1%
Alaska$76,990+1.4%
Illinois$76,820+1.2%
North Dakota$75,630-0.4%
Hawaii$73,750-2.9%
North Carolina$73,070-3.8%
Utah$71,750-5.5%
Maine$71,630-5.7%
Nevada$71,610-5.7%
Arizona$71,390-6.0%
Kansas$70,870-6.7%
New Hampshire$70,840-6.7%
Georgia$70,570-7.1%
Wisconsin$70,540-7.1%
Pennsylvania$70,450-7.2%
Ohio$70,180-7.6%
Michigan$69,520-8.5%
Kentucky$69,010-9.1%
Texas$68,920-9.2%
New Mexico$68,050-10.4%
South Dakota$67,590-11.0%
Tennessee$67,370-11.3%
Missouri$66,990-11.8%
Wyoming$66,970-11.8%
West Virginia$66,860-12.0%
Iowa$66,710-12.2%
Florida$66,410-12.5%
Indiana$65,600-13.6%
South Carolina$65,370-13.9%
Idaho$64,990-14.4%
Alabama$64,940-14.5%
Montana$63,790-16.0%
Nebraska$61,930-18.4%
Oklahoma$61,630-18.8%
Louisiana$61,300-19.3%
Mississippi$60,300-20.6%
Arkansas$55,010-27.6%

🏙️ Human Resources Specialists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$112,140+47.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,140+35.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,830+32.8%
Lexington Park, MD$98,170+29.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$94,520+24.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,770+22.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$90,290+18.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$90,270+18.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$89,780+18.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$86,700+14.2%
Boulder, CO$86,200+13.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$85,550+12.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$84,690+11.5%
Napa, CA$84,400+11.1%
Rochester, MN$83,810+10.4%
Vallejo, CA$83,160+9.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,920+9.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,550+8.7%
New Haven, CT$82,510+8.7%
Charlottesville, VA$82,430+8.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$82,380+8.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,540+7.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$81,300+7.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$81,290+7.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$81,100+6.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$80,950+6.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,770+6.4%
Walla Walla, WA$80,730+6.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,560+6.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,340+5.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$80,340+5.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,330+5.8%
Salem, OR$80,270+5.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,220+5.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$80,100+5.5%
Salinas, CA$80,100+5.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$79,850+5.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$79,670+4.9%
Richmond, VA$79,340+4.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$79,040+4.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$79,000+4.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$78,920+3.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$78,850+3.8%
Springfield, IL$78,840+3.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,800+3.8%
Huntsville, AL$78,780+3.7%
Midland, TX$78,650+3.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$78,520+3.4%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$78,450+3.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,330+3.1%
Minot, ND$78,220+3.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,210+3.0%
Bellingham, WA$78,160+2.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,100+2.8%
Helena, MT$78,020+2.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$78,020+2.7%
Warner Robins, GA$77,920+2.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$77,920+2.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,840+2.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$77,770+2.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$77,760+2.4%
Springfield, MA$77,740+2.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$77,730+2.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$77,380+1.9%
Worcester, MA$77,290+1.8%
Syracuse, NY$77,190+1.6%
Modesto, CA$77,070+1.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,000+1.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$76,930+1.3%
Merced, CA$76,820+1.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,810+1.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,700+1.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$76,700+1.0%
Topeka, KS$76,690+1.0%
Madison, WI$76,660+0.9%
Rochester, NY$76,590+0.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,570+0.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$76,560+0.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$76,550+0.8%
Manhattan, KS$76,400+0.6%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$76,250+0.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$76,240+0.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$76,230+0.4%
Bend, OR$76,190+0.3%
Greeley, CO$76,180+0.3%
Binghamton, NY$76,140+0.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$76,020+0.1%
Reno, NV$76,010+0.1%
Bismarck, ND$75,980+0.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$75,860-0.1%
Anchorage, AK$75,850-0.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,830-0.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$75,810-0.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,490-0.6%
Hinesville, GA$75,450-0.6%
Columbus, OH$75,440-0.7%
Fayetteville, NC$75,440-0.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,410-0.7%
Lebanon, PA$75,320-0.8%
Ithaca, NY$75,270-0.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$75,190-1.0%
Rapid City, SD$74,980-1.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,970-1.3%
Vineland, NJ$74,880-1.4%
Cheyenne, WY$74,830-1.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$74,760-1.6%
Carson City, NV$74,710-1.6%
St. Cloud, MN$74,710-1.6%
Yuba City, CA$74,680-1.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$74,640-1.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,510-1.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,430-2.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$74,410-2.0%
York-Hanover, PA$74,350-2.1%
Bloomington, IL$74,210-2.3%
Pittsfield, MA$74,210-2.3%
Fresno, CA$74,170-2.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$74,170-2.3%
Visalia, CA$74,050-2.5%
Peoria, IL$74,020-2.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,920-2.7%
Chico, CA$73,910-2.7%
Albany, OR$73,850-2.8%
Sheboygan, WI$73,410-3.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$73,330-3.4%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,300-3.5%
Albuquerque, NM$73,290-3.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$73,010-3.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$72,930-4.0%
Midland, MI$72,630-4.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$72,610-4.4%
Green Bay, WI$72,550-4.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$72,550-4.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$72,490-4.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$72,420-4.6%
Mankato, MN$72,410-4.6%
Yakima, WA$72,180-5.0%
Elmira, NY$72,160-5.0%
Kingston, NY$72,040-5.1%
Monroe, MI$71,990-5.2%
El Centro, CA$71,970-5.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,880-5.3%
Jacksonville, FL$71,850-5.4%
Chambersburg, PA$71,800-5.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$71,670-5.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$71,600-5.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$71,370-6.0%
Santa Fe, NM$71,300-6.1%
Ogden, UT$71,280-6.1%
Iowa City, IA$71,120-6.3%
Cleveland, OH$70,900-6.6%
Redding, CA$70,830-6.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$70,700-6.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$70,580-7.1%
Corvallis, OR$70,420-7.3%
Asheville, NC$70,210-7.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$70,170-7.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$70,140-7.6%
Ames, IA$70,060-7.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$70,040-7.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$69,990-7.8%
Sumter, SC$69,990-7.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$69,950-7.9%
Akron, OH$69,900-8.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$69,880-8.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$69,740-8.2%
Burlington, NC$69,500-8.5%
Lynchburg, VA$69,490-8.5%
Reading, PA$69,410-8.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$69,390-8.6%
Jackson, MI$69,240-8.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$69,150-8.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$69,030-9.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$68,940-9.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$68,880-9.3%
Pueblo, CO$68,830-9.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$68,810-9.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$68,540-9.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,420-9.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$68,230-10.2%
Glens Falls, NY$68,170-10.2%
Ocala, FL$68,080-10.4%
Columbia, SC$67,990-10.5%
Birmingham, AL$67,880-10.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$67,690-10.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$67,660-10.9%
Salisbury, MD$67,640-10.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$67,580-11.0%
Medford, OR$67,540-11.1%
Roanoke, VA$67,450-11.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$67,410-11.2%
Spartanburg, SC$67,410-11.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$67,380-11.3%
Knoxville, TN$67,370-11.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,360-11.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$67,300-11.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$67,200-11.5%
Toledo, OH$67,200-11.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,120-11.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$67,100-11.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$67,040-11.7%
Dover, DE$66,920-11.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$66,870-11.9%
Bloomington, IN$66,750-12.1%
Wausau, WI$66,750-12.1%
Battle Creek, MI$66,660-12.2%
Goldsboro, NC$66,660-12.2%
Grand Junction, CO$66,660-12.2%
Lancaster, PA$66,330-12.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$66,260-12.7%
Kokomo, IN$66,200-12.8%
Greenville, NC$66,190-12.8%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$66,190-12.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$66,060-13.0%
Boise City, ID$66,060-13.0%
Saginaw, MI$66,060-13.0%
Niles, MI$66,050-13.0%
Lewiston, ID-WA$66,000-13.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,760-13.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$65,680-13.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$65,580-13.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$65,550-13.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,540-13.7%
Grants Pass, OR$65,520-13.7%
Fort Wayne, IN$65,510-13.7%
Rockford, IL$65,490-13.8%
Billings, MT$65,470-13.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$65,430-13.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$65,400-13.9%
Wichita, KS$65,390-13.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$65,360-13.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$65,260-14.1%
Yuma, AZ$65,250-14.1%
Odessa, TX$65,110-14.3%
Logan, UT-ID$64,990-14.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$64,990-14.4%
Eau Claire, WI$64,900-14.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$64,860-14.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$64,780-14.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$64,770-14.7%
Longview, TX$64,750-14.7%
Jacksonville, NC$64,730-14.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,700-14.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$64,620-14.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$64,560-15.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$64,500-15.1%
Traverse City, MI$64,480-15.1%
Wilmington, NC$64,440-15.1%
Dubuque, IA$64,390-15.2%
Flint, MI$64,260-15.4%
Mobile, AL$64,260-15.4%
State College, PA$64,220-15.4%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$64,200-15.5%
Farmington, NM$64,170-15.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$64,140-15.5%
Montgomery, AL$64,140-15.5%
Lake Charles, LA$64,130-15.6%
Lawrence, KS$64,130-15.6%
Bozeman, MT$64,080-15.6%
Kenosha, WI$64,080-15.6%
Tucson, AZ$63,950-15.8%
Altoona, PA$63,910-15.8%
Bangor, ME$63,900-15.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$63,860-15.9%
Kankakee, IL$63,720-16.1%
Decatur, IL$63,700-16.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$63,700-16.1%
Appleton, WI$63,650-16.2%
Evansville, IN$63,520-16.4%
Lima, OH$63,510-16.4%
Morgantown, WV$63,500-16.4%
Tulsa, OK$63,490-16.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$63,450-16.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$63,430-16.5%
Jackson, TN$63,430-16.5%
Columbia, MO$63,360-16.6%
Gainesville, GA$63,330-16.6%
Waco, TX$63,320-16.6%
Lincoln, NE$63,280-16.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$63,270-16.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,220-16.8%
Bay City, MI$63,200-16.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,170-16.8%
Springfield, MO$63,140-16.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,070-16.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$63,040-17.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$63,030-17.0%
Decatur, AL$63,030-17.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$63,010-17.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$62,970-17.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,900-17.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,870-17.2%
Beckley, WV$62,850-17.2%
Great Falls, MT$62,740-17.4%
Jackson, MS$62,720-17.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,700-17.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$62,700-17.4%
Savannah, GA$62,690-17.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$62,610-17.6%
Gettysburg, PA$62,600-17.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$62,570-17.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$62,490-17.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$62,480-17.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,460-17.8%
Owensboro, KY$62,440-17.8%
Jefferson City, MO$62,420-17.8%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$62,400-17.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$62,390-17.8%
Springfield, OH$62,390-17.8%
Missoula, MT$62,380-17.9%
Columbus, IN$62,330-17.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$62,310-17.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$62,300-18.0%
Alexandria, LA$62,210-18.1%
Amarillo, TX$62,180-18.1%
Grand Island, NE$62,100-18.2%
Sandusky, OH$62,070-18.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$61,950-18.4%
Williamsport, PA$61,940-18.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,900-18.5%
Bowling Green, KY$61,860-18.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$61,840-18.6%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$61,770-18.7%
Johnson City, TN$61,730-18.7%
Terre Haute, IN$61,730-18.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$61,700-18.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,660-18.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$61,660-18.8%
San Angelo, TX$61,630-18.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$61,570-18.9%
Homosassa Springs, FL$61,530-19.0%
Charleston, WV$61,500-19.0%
Rome, GA$61,430-19.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$61,400-19.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$61,350-19.2%
Florence, SC$61,300-19.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$61,240-19.4%
Twin Falls, ID$61,230-19.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,200-19.4%
Pocatello, ID$61,150-19.5%
Albany, GA$61,110-19.5%
Muncie, IN$60,990-19.7%
Erie, PA$60,860-19.9%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,810-19.9%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$60,660-20.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$60,570-20.2%
Cleveland, TN$60,560-20.3%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$60,560-20.3%
Mansfield, OH$60,430-20.4%
Abilene, TX$60,400-20.5%
Lubbock, TX$60,380-20.5%
Virgin Islands$60,210-20.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$60,030-21.0%
Guam$59,900-21.1%
Lawton, OK$59,880-21.1%
Morristown, TN$59,820-21.2%
Dothan, AL$59,810-21.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$59,810-21.2%
Victoria, TX$59,580-21.5%
Sebring, FL$59,440-21.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$59,190-22.1%
Johnstown, PA$59,120-22.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,050-22.2%
Enid, OK$59,010-22.3%
El Paso, TX$58,990-22.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$58,830-22.5%
Tyler, TX$58,770-22.6%
Hammond, LA$58,280-23.3%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$58,240-23.3%
St. George, UT$58,140-23.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,640-24.1%
Gainesville, FL$57,520-24.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,330-24.5%
Tallahassee, FL$57,320-24.5%
Las Cruces, NM$57,150-24.7%
Casper, WY$56,090-26.1%
Lafayette, LA$56,070-26.2%
Gadsden, AL$55,720-26.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$55,550-26.9%
Dalton, GA$55,480-26.9%
Valdosta, GA$55,260-27.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$55,000-27.6%
Monroe, LA$54,610-28.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,220-28.6%
Jonesboro, AR$53,790-29.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$53,600-29.4%
Laredo, TX$51,780-31.8%
Hot Springs, AR$51,260-32.5%
Eagle Pass, TX$46,630-38.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$41,600-45.2%
Puerto Rico$40,900-46.1%
Guayama, PR$39,440-48.1%
Ponce, PR$39,040-48.6%
Aguadilla, PR$37,460-50.7%
Arecibo, PR$35,300-53.5%
Mayaguez, PR$35,000-53.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.