Human Resources Managers
United States. Estimated employment 220,660, with pages for 11 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-3121
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$149,280 · 50th
$88,20010th
$111,11025th
$149,28050th
$199,29075th
$267,81090th
That is the median — half of human resources managers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Human Resources Managers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $185,100 | 18,480 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $159,050 | 200 |
| Chicago, IL | $156,770 | 10,810 |
| Peoria, IL | $154,490 | 310 |
| Buffalo, NY | $150,180 | 590 |
| Rochester, NY | $146,990 | 680 |
| Syracuse, NY | $146,160 | 290 |
| Bloomington, IL | $144,780 | 170 |
| Springfield, IL | $129,310 | 140 |
| Rockford, IL | $123,090 | 200 |
| Champaign, IL | $121,390 | 210 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 220,660 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 11-3121, Human Resources Managers. Mapped to our taxonomy as human-resources-managers.
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