Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary
The median pay for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in the United States is $50,610 a year. About 90,220 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,340
- 25th percentile
- $44,030
- Median percentile
- $50,610
- 75th percentile
- $59,800
- 90th percentile
- $68,280
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $59,050
- California $57,590
- Washington $57,390
- Maryland $56,880
- Alaska $56,510
- Rhode Island $56,370
- Massachusetts $55,840
- Colorado $54,880
- Minnesota $54,520
- New Jersey $54,410
- Connecticut $54,130
- Oregon $53,550
- North Dakota $53,000
- New York $52,920
- Virginia $51,950
- Vermont $51,810
- Idaho $51,770
- New Hampshire $51,400
- Delaware $50,850
- Kentucky $50,400
- Montana $50,070
- Maine $49,710
- Wyoming $49,660
- New Mexico $49,650
- Kansas $49,630
- Hawaii $49,260
- Pennsylvania $48,800
- Wisconsin $48,690
- Iowa $48,490
- Florida $48,330
- Illinois $48,310
- Ohio $48,310
- Michigan $48,250
- North Carolina $48,190
- Missouri $47,960
- Nevada $47,900
- Arizona $47,890
- Indiana $47,850
- Texas $47,540
- Louisiana $47,490
- Nebraska $47,130
- Georgia $46,830
- Arkansas $46,190
- Utah $45,790
- Tennessee $45,760
- South Carolina $45,300
- South Dakota $45,150
- Oklahoma $44,950
- Mississippi $44,780
- West Virginia $42,990
- Alabama $42,140
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $67,590
- San Francisco, CA $66,550
- Vallejo, CA $61,870
- Santa Cruz, CA $61,600
- Napa, CA $61,390
- Rochester, MN $60,540
- Seattle, WA $60,420
- Lexington Park, MD $59,970
- Corvallis, OR $59,880
- Boulder, CO $59,690
- Washington, DC $59,120
- Sacramento, CA $58,610
- Oxnard, CA $58,140
- Santa Rosa, CA $57,820
- Los Angeles, CA $57,600
- Baltimore, MD $57,530
- Boston, MA $57,440
- Mount Vernon, WA $57,220
- Bridgeport, CT $57,200
- Grand Junction, CO $57,160
- Winchester, VA $57,160
- San Luis Obispo, CA $57,130
- New Haven, CT $57,020
- New York, NY $56,850
- Minneapolis, MN $56,670
- Bremerton, WA $56,140
- Denver, CO $56,100
- San Diego, CA $55,830
- Modesto, CA $55,780
- Iowa City, IA $55,650
- Portland, OR $55,190
- Elizabethtown, KY $54,950
- Anchorage, AK $54,900
- Burlington, VT $54,220
- Greeley, CO $54,170
- Wenatchee, WA $54,160
- Stockton, CA $54,060
- Salem, OR $54,040
- Yuba City, CA $54,040
- Topeka, KS $53,930
- Mankato, MN $53,910
- Midland, TX $53,640
- Kennewick, WA $53,620
- Providence, RI $53,580
- Springfield, MA $53,390
- Manchester, NH $53,340
- Spokane, WA $53,040
- Norwich, CT $53,030
- Salinas, CA $53,000
- Bellingham, WA $52,910
- Vineland, NJ $52,790
- Richmond, VA $52,730
- Albany, NY $52,690
- Merced, CA $52,590
- Visalia, CA $52,590
- Hinesville, GA $52,440
- Tampa, FL $52,420
- Trenton, NJ $52,320
- Riverside, CA $52,260
- Olympia, WA $52,230
- Palm Bay, FL $52,180
- Dallas, TX $52,150
- Ithaca, NY $52,140
- Kansas City, MO $52,140
- Waterbury, CT $52,070
- Dayton, OH $52,040
- Blacksburg, VA $51,950
- Allentown, PA $51,880
- Hartford, CT $51,860
- Binghamton, NY $51,840
- Manhattan, KS $51,820
- Santa Maria, CA $51,790
- Boise City, ID $51,770
- Portland, ME $51,770
- Hagerstown, MD $51,750
- Waterloo, IA $51,660
- Lawton, OK $51,630
- Auburn, AL $51,570
- Bakersfield, CA $51,570
- Kahului, HI $51,530
- Greenville, NC $51,500
- Crestview, FL $51,440
- Reading, PA $51,410
- Ann Arbor, MI $51,220
- Kenosha, WI $51,200
- Chico, CA $51,120
- Colorado Springs, CO $51,060
- Watertown, NY $50,940
- Yakima, WA $50,930
- Salisbury, MD $50,920
- Philadelphia, PA $50,820
- Madison, WI $50,810
- Cincinnati, OH $50,800
- Des Moines, IA $50,800
- Fort Collins, CO $50,800
- Kiryas Joel, NY $50,710
- Columbus, OH $50,700
- Lexington, KY $50,690
- Medford, OR $50,650
- Atlantic City, NJ $50,630
- Janesville, WI $50,610
- Lansing, MI $50,540
- Durham, NC $50,530
- Albuquerque, NM $50,480
- Redding, CA $50,370
- Davenport, IA $50,330
- Fresno, CA $50,210
- Syracuse, NY $50,210
- Green Bay, WI $50,170
- Parkersburg, WV $50,140
- Phoenix, AZ $50,140
- Chambersburg, PA $50,070
- Carson City, NV $49,960
- Ogden, UT $49,940
- Springfield, IL $49,940
- Killeen, TX $49,920
- Lewiston, ME $49,910
- Dover, DE $49,900
- Worcester, MA $49,850
- Fayetteville, NC $49,770