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Human Resources Specialists salary in Houston, TX

The median human resources specialists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $72,550 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,989 a month.

10th percentile
$46,570
25th percentile
$57,480
Median percentile
$72,550
75th percentile
$94,120
90th percentile
$118,820

Based on 18,320 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

$59,869 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,550
Federal income tax−$7,131
Social Security + Medicare−$5,550
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,989
Every two weeks$2,303

Does it go far here?

$73,558Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All human resources specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas