Human Resources Specialists salary
The median pay for human resources specialists in the United States is $75,940 a year. About 912,430 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,180
- 25th percentile
- $58,610
- Median percentile
- $75,940
- 75th percentile
- $99,380
- 90th percentile
- $128,720
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 $110,970
- Massachusetts $85,630
- Washington $84,550
- New York $84,380
- Maryland $83,910
- California $83,500
- Connecticut $82,890
- Virginia $82,090
- Colorado $80,840
- New Jersey $80,690
- Minnesota $78,760
- Oregon $78,060
- Vermont $77,800
- Delaware $77,700
- Rhode Island $77,560
- Alaska $76,990
- Illinois $76,820
- North Dakota $75,630
- Hawaii $73,750
- North Carolina $73,070
- Utah $71,750
- Maine $71,630
- Nevada $71,610
- Arizona $71,390
- Kansas $70,870
- New Hampshire $70,840
- Georgia $70,570
- Wisconsin $70,540
- Pennsylvania $70,450
- Ohio $70,180
- Michigan $69,520
- Kentucky $69,010
- Texas $68,920
- New Mexico $68,050
- South Dakota $67,590
- Tennessee $67,370
- Missouri $66,990
- Wyoming $66,970
- West Virginia $66,860
- Iowa $66,710
- Florida $66,410
- Indiana $65,600
- South Carolina $65,370
- Idaho $64,990
- Alabama $64,940
- Montana $63,790
- Nebraska $61,930
- Oklahoma $61,630
- Louisiana $61,300
- Mississippi $60,300
- Arkansas $55,010
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $112,140
- San Francisco, CA $103,140
- Washington, DC $100,830
- Lexington Park, MD $98,170
- Parkersburg, WV $94,520
- Seattle, WA $92,770
- Bremerton, WA $90,290
- Boston, MA $90,270
- New York, NY $89,780
- Olympia, WA $86,700
- Boulder, CO $86,200
- Bridgeport, CT $85,550
- Santa Cruz, CA $84,690
- Napa, CA $84,400
- Rochester, MN $83,810
- Vallejo, CA $83,160
- Hartford, CT $82,920
- Denver, CO $82,550
- New Haven, CT $82,510
- Charlottesville, VA $82,430
- Baltimore, MD $82,380
- Santa Rosa, CA $81,540
- San Diego, CA $81,300
- Kennewick, WA $81,290
- Durham, NC $81,100
- Sacramento, CA $80,950
- Amherst Town, MA $80,770
- Walla Walla, WA $80,730
- Oxnard, CA $80,560
- Santa Maria, CA $80,340
- Trenton, NJ $80,340
- Minneapolis, MN $80,330
- Salem, OR $80,270
- Los Angeles, CA $80,220
- Portland, OR $80,100
- Salinas, CA $80,100
- Waterbury, CT $79,850
- Davenport, IA $79,670
- Richmond, VA $79,340
- Winchester, VA $79,040
- Colorado Springs, CO $79,000
- Burlington, VT $78,920
- Elizabethtown, KY $78,850
- Springfield, IL $78,840
- Mount Vernon, WA $78,800
- Huntsville, AL $78,780
- Midland, TX $78,650
- Fort Collins, CO $78,520
- Sierra Vista, AZ $78,450
- Charlotte, NC $78,330
- Minot, ND $78,220
- Chicago, IL $78,210
- Bellingham, WA $78,160
- Portland, ME $78,100
- Helena, MT $78,020
- San Luis Obispo, CA $78,020
- Warner Robins, GA $77,920
- Wenatchee, WA $77,920
- Kiryas Joel, NY $77,840
- Ann Arbor, MI $77,770
- Fairbanks, AK $77,760
- Springfield, MA $77,740
- Hagerstown, MD $77,730
- Atlantic City, NJ $77,380
- Worcester, MA $77,290
- Syracuse, NY $77,190
- Modesto, CA $77,070
- Albany, NY $77,000
- Providence, RI $76,930
- Merced, CA $76,820
- Norwich, CT $76,810
- Bakersfield, CA $76,700
- Philadelphia, PA $76,700
- Topeka, KS $76,690
- Madison, WI $76,660
- Rochester, NY $76,590
- Riverside, CA $76,570
- Stockton, CA $76,560
- Fargo, ND $76,550
- Manhattan, KS $76,400
- Hanford, CA $76,250
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,240
- Crestview, FL $76,230
- Bend, OR $76,190
- Greeley, CO $76,180
- Binghamton, NY $76,140
- Barnstable Town, MA $76,020
- Reno, NV $76,010
- Bismarck, ND $75,980
- Austin, TX $75,860
- Anchorage, AK $75,850
- Detroit, MI $75,830
- Longview, WA $75,810
- Urban Honolulu, HI $75,490
- Hinesville, GA $75,450
- Columbus, OH $75,440
- Fayetteville, NC $75,440
- Atlanta, GA $75,410
- Lebanon, PA $75,320
- Ithaca, NY $75,270
- Kansas City, MO $75,190
- Rapid City, SD $74,980
- Milwaukee, WI $74,970
- Vineland, NJ $74,880
- Cheyenne, WY $74,830
- Manchester, NH $74,760
- Carson City, NV $74,710
- St. Cloud, MN $74,710
- Yuba City, CA $74,680
- Phoenix, AZ $74,640
- Buffalo, NY $74,510
- Spokane, WA $74,430
- Salt Lake City, UT $74,410
- York, PA $74,350
- Bloomington, IL $74,210
- Pittsfield, MA $74,210
- Fresno, CA $74,170
- Raleigh, NC $74,170
- Visalia, CA $74,050
- Peoria, IL $74,020