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Human Resources Managers salary in California

The median human resources managers in California earns $170,080 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,634 a month.

10th percentile
$96,430
25th percentile
$129,210
Median percentile
$170,080
75th percentile
$224,990
90th percentile
$307,600

Based on 27,450 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$115,610 take-home a year
Gross pay$170,080
Federal income tax−$29,553
Social Security + Medicare−$13,011
California income tax (approx.)−$11,906
Monthly take-home$9,634
Every two weeks$4,447

Does it go far here?

$153,613Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All human resources managers salaries · Take-home pay in California