Human Resources Managers salary
The median pay for human resources managers in the United States is $149,280 a year. About 220,660 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $88,200
- 25th percentile
- $111,110
- Median percentile
- $149,280
- 75th percentile
- $199,290
- 90th percentile
- $267,810
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 $184,350
- Massachusetts $181,780
- New York $176,650
- New Jersey $172,440
- California $170,080
- Rhode Island $167,110
- Colorado $166,400
- Virginia $165,980
- Connecticut $165,930
- Washington $165,530
- Delaware $153,890
- Minnesota $153,770
- Maryland $152,770
- Illinois $151,370
- Georgia $150,700
- North Carolina $142,990
- Oregon $140,570
- Arizona $139,820
- North Dakota $139,050
- Michigan $138,930
- Florida $137,790
- Texas $136,500
- New Hampshire $135,000
- Kansas $134,470
- Wisconsin $133,490
- Pennsylvania $133,060
- Vermont $132,050
- Tennessee $131,760
- Utah $131,380
- Missouri $130,680
- Ohio $130,480
- Indiana $130,340
- Maine $129,720
- Alaska $129,570
- Nebraska $129,460
- Hawaii $128,910
- Nevada $128,550
- Wyoming $127,520
- Iowa $126,370
- South Carolina $124,290
- Kentucky $121,460
- West Virginia $120,020
- Idaho $119,990
- New Mexico $118,070
- South Dakota $117,930
- Oklahoma $116,080
- Montana $115,280
- Alabama $113,210
- Arkansas $108,580
- Louisiana $107,880
- Mississippi $106,100
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $220,460
- San Francisco, CA $209,340
- Bridgeport, CT $191,190
- New York, NY $185,100
- Boston, MA $184,990
- Washington, DC $177,960
- Seattle, WA $171,360
- Denver, CO $170,940
- Midland, MI $170,710
- Boulder, CO $169,000
- Los Angeles, CA $168,400
- Napa, CA $167,490
- Bremerton, WA $165,790
- Santa Maria, CA $165,160
- Santa Cruz, CA $164,570
- Ithaca, NY $164,420
- Vallejo, CA $163,560
- Providence, RI $163,290
- San Diego, CA $163,190
- Oxnard, CA $162,230
- Trenton, NJ $161,720
- Santa Rosa, CA $161,550
- Greeley, CO $161,390
- Atlanta, GA $161,250
- Yakima, WA $160,640
- Durham, NC $160,580
- Worcester, MA $160,470
- Minneapolis, MN $159,390
- Kiryas Joel, NY $159,050
- Kingston, NY $158,980
- Charlotte, NC $158,930
- Hartford, CT $158,180
- Greenville, NC $156,950
- Fort Collins, CO $156,820
- Chicago, IL $156,770
- Binghamton, NY $156,640
- Palm Bay, FL $156,300
- Bismarck, ND $156,110
- Sacramento, CA $155,360
- Charlottesville, VA $155,290
- Wenatchee, WA $154,640
- Peoria, IL $154,490
- Philadelphia, PA $154,490
- New Haven, CT $153,820
- Modesto, CA $153,630
- Merced, CA $153,210
- Springfield, MA $152,400
- Kennewick, WA $152,300
- Richmond, VA $152,190
- Waterbury, CT $151,580
- Colorado Springs, CO $151,180
- Mount Vernon, WA $151,170
- Salinas, CA $150,390
- Buffalo, NY $150,180
- Detroit, MI $149,980
- Jackson, MI $149,930
- Hagerstown, MD $149,610
- Portland, OR $148,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $148,740
- Niles, MI $148,360
- Midland, TX $148,080
- Mankato, MN $147,830
- Spokane, WA $147,050
- Rochester, NY $146,990
- Baltimore, MD $146,370
- Syracuse, NY $146,160
- Pittsfield, MA $145,640
- Phoenix, AZ $145,610
- Bloomington, IL $144,780
- Fargo, ND $144,450
- Raleigh, NC $144,190
- Ann Arbor, MI $143,670
- Redding, CA $143,330
- Yuba City, CA $143,210
- Fresno, CA $143,180
- Miami, FL $142,940
- Davenport, IA $142,600
- Manchester, NH $142,600
- Visalia, CA $142,320
- Lexington Park, MD $142,140
- Houston, TX $142,110
- Norwich, CT $141,030
- Wilmington, NC $140,960
- Albany, OR $140,910
- Dallas, TX $140,890
- Kansas City, MO $140,890
- Rochester, MN $140,800
- Madison, WI $140,680
- Austin, TX $140,670
- Virginia Beach, VA $140,410
- Tampa, FL $140,400
- Gainesville, GA $140,120
- Chico, CA $139,830
- Sheboygan, WI $139,830
- Winchester, VA $139,390
- Bend, OR $139,380
- Janesville, WI $139,360
- Fond du Lac, WI $139,060
- Riverside, CA $139,010
- Grand Junction, CO $138,940
- Burlington, VT $138,920
- Pueblo, CO $138,800
- Memphis, TN $138,560
- Blacksburg, VA $138,220
- Des Moines, IA $138,140
- Bakersfield, CA $138,130
- El Centro, CA $137,930
- Bellingham, WA $137,920
- Fayetteville, AR $137,560
- Portland, ME $137,550
- Roanoke, VA $137,510
- Ames, IA $137,390
- Brunswick, GA $137,350
- Longview, WA $137,230
- Medford, OR $137,110
- Winston, NC $137,110
- Warner Robins, GA $137,050
- Salem, OR $136,990
- Milwaukee, WI $136,530
- Stockton, CA $136,410