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United States
Human Resources Specialists
United States. Estimated employment 912,430, with pages for 100 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$47,180 10th
$58,610 25th
$75,940 50th
$99,380 75th
$128,720 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Human Resources Specialists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
San Jose, CA $112,140 7,970 San Francisco, CA $103,140 16,420 Washington, DC $100,830 24,450 Seattle, WA $92,770 14,120 Bremerton, WA $90,290 710 Boston, MA $90,270 21,770 New York, NY $89,780 52,370 Olympia, WA $86,700 1,410 Boulder, CO $86,200 1,480 Santa Cruz, CA $84,690 450 Napa, CA $84,400 310 Rochester, MN $83,810 500 Vallejo, CA $83,160 650 Denver, CO $82,550 12,520 Santa Rosa, CA $81,540 920 San Diego, CA $81,300 9,110 Kennewick, WA $81,290 620 Sacramento, CA $80,950 5,360 Amherst Town, MA $80,770 310 Walla Walla, WA $80,730 120 Minneapolis, MN $80,330 12,660 Los Angeles, CA $80,220 36,850 Colorado Springs, CO $79,000 1,800 Springfield, IL $78,840 950 Mount Vernon, WA $78,800 230 Midland, TX $78,650 580 Fort Collins, CO $78,520 900 Sierra Vista, AZ $78,450 200 Chicago, IL $78,210 26,470 Bellingham, WA $78,160 430 Warner Robins, GA $77,920 470 Wenatchee, WA $77,920 240 Kiryas Joel, NY $77,840 1,040 Ann Arbor, MI $77,770 1,110 Springfield, MA $77,740 1,030 Worcester, MA $77,290 2,050 Syracuse, NY $77,190 1,280 Albany, NY $77,000 2,970 Philadelphia, PA $76,700 16,000 Rochester, NY $76,590 2,460 Crestview, FL $76,230 630 Greeley, CO $76,180 580 Binghamton, NY $76,140 330 Barnstable Town, MA $76,020 400 Austin, TX $75,860 8,940 Detroit, MI $75,830 11,480 Hinesville, GA $75,450 110 Atlanta, GA $75,410 20,920 Lebanon, PA $75,320 310 Ithaca, NY $75,270 200 St. Cloud, MN $74,710 480 Phoenix, AZ $74,640 15,430 Buffalo, NY $74,510 2,730 York, PA $74,350 980 Bloomington, IL $74,210 510 Pittsfield, MA $74,210 290 Peoria, IL $74,020 890 San Antonio, TX $72,930 7,570 Midland, MI $72,630 240 Houston, TX $72,550 18,320 Lansing, MI $72,490 1,520 Mankato, MN $72,410 260 Monroe, MI $71,990 210 Jacksonville, FL $71,850 5,060 Chambersburg, PA $71,800 260 Dallas, TX $70,700 29,190 Killeen, TX $70,170 720 Harrisburg, PA $70,140 2,640 Allentown, PA $70,040 1,720 Reading, PA $69,410 940 Jackson, MI $69,240 270 Deltona, FL $68,880 970 Pueblo, CO $68,830 290 Naples, FL $68,420 730 Ocala, FL $68,080 450 Miami, FL $67,580 18,080 Muskegon, MI $67,410 230 Champaign, IL $67,360 540 Augusta, GA $67,120 1,210 North Port, FL $67,100 1,430 Duluth, MN $67,040 560 Grand Junction, CO $66,660 280 Battle Creek, MI $66,660 270 Lancaster, PA $66,330 1,200 Pensacola, FL $66,260 1,060 Tampa, FL $65,580 10,410 Columbus, GA $65,550 700 Rockford, IL $65,490 650 Yuma, AZ $65,250 400 Odessa, TX $65,110 290 Longview, TX $64,750 520 Tucson, AZ $63,950 2,130 Kankakee, IL $63,720 160 Decatur, IL $63,700 140 Flagstaff, AZ $63,430 310 Gainesville, GA $63,330 460 Brunswick, GA $62,870 190 Savannah, GA $62,690 1,050 Prescott Valley, AZ $62,490 290 Lake Havasu City, AZ $62,400 250
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 912,430 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 13-1071, Human Resources Specialists. Mapped to our taxonomy as human-resources-specialists .
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