US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Human Resources Specialist Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $75,940. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$75,940

Mean annual salary

$81,990

Employment estimate

912,430

National annual salary percentiles

Human Resources Specialist national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$128,720
Human Resources Specialist national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$47,180
P25$58,610
P50$75,940
P75$99,380
P90$128,720
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$47,180
25th percentile$58,610
50th percentile$75,940
75th percentile$99,380
90th percentile$128,720

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$112,140
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$103,140
  3. 3. Washington, DC$100,830
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$92,770
  5. 5. Boston, MA$90,270
  6. 6. New York, NY$89,780
  7. 7. Denver, CO$82,550
  8. 8. Baltimore, MD$82,380
  9. 9. Sacramento, CA$80,950
  10. 10. Minneapolis, MN$80,330

Largest employment markets