May 2025 OEWS estimate
Human Resources Manager Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $149,280. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$149,280
Mean annual salary
$164,230
Employment estimate
220,660
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $88,200 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $111,110 |
| P50 — median | $149,280 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $199,290 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $267,810 |
Median hourly wage
$71.77/hr
Mean hourly wage
$78.96/hr
Employment estimate
220,660
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $42.40/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $53.42/hr |
| P50 — median | $71.77/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $95.81/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $128.76/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $105,500
- Middle covered median
- $140,890
- Highest covered median
- $220,460
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $220,460 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $209,340 |
| #3 | New York, NY | $185,100 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | $184,990 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | $177,960 |
| #6 | Seattle, WA | $171,360 |
| #7 | Denver, CO | $170,940 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $168,400 |
| #9 | Atlanta, GA | $161,250 |
| #10 | Minneapolis, MN | $159,390 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 18,480 |
| #2 | Chicago, IL | 10,810 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 9,070 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 7,970 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | 6,480 |
| #6 | Washington, DC | 6,280 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 5,890 |
| #8 | Atlanta, GA | 5,300 |
| #9 | San Francisco, CA | 4,960 |
| #10 | Philadelphia, PA | 4,190 |