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.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$75,940
Mean annual salary
$81,990
Employment estimate
912,430
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 | $47,180 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $58,610 |
| P50 — median | $75,940 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $99,380 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $128,720 |
Median hourly wage
$36.51/hr
Mean hourly wage
$39.42/hr
Employment estimate
912,430
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 | $22.69/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $28.18/hr |
| P50 — median | $36.51/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $47.78/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $61.89/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
- $58,990
- Middle covered median
- $75,300
- Highest covered median
- $112,140
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 | $112,140 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $103,140 |
| #3 | Washington, DC | $100,830 |
| #4 | Seattle, WA | $92,770 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | $90,270 |
| #6 | New York, NY | $89,780 |
| #7 | Denver, CO | $82,550 |
| #8 | Baltimore, MD | $82,380 |
| #9 | Sacramento, CA | $80,950 |
| #10 | Minneapolis, MN | $80,330 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 52,370 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 36,850 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 29,190 |
| #4 | Chicago, IL | 26,470 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | 24,450 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | 21,770 |
| #7 | Atlanta, GA | 20,920 |
| #8 | Houston, TX | 18,320 |
| #9 | Miami, FL | 18,080 |
| #10 | San Francisco, CA | 16,420 |