Human Resources Specialists salary by location
National median: $75,940 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $112,140 | +47.7% | 7,970 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $110,970 | +46.1% | 6,910 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $103,140 | +35.8% | 16,420 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $100,830 | +32.8% | 24,450 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $98,170 | +29.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | metropolitan | $94,520 | +24.5% | 440 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $92,770 | +22.2% | 14,120 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $90,290 | +18.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $90,270 | +18.9% | 21,770 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $89,780 | +18.2% | 52,370 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $86,700 | +14.2% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $86,200 | +13.5% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $85,630 | +12.8% | 27,300 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $85,550 | +12.7% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $84,690 | +11.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $84,550 | +11.3% | 22,770 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $84,400 | +11.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $84,380 | +11.1% | 54,610 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $83,910 | +10.5% | 15,530 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $83,810 | +10.4% | 500 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $83,500 | +10.0% | 104,000 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $83,160 | +9.5% | 650 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $82,920 | +9.2% | 3,460 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $82,890 | +9.2% | 9,010 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $82,550 | +8.7% | 12,520 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $82,510 | +8.7% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $82,430 | +8.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $82,380 | +8.5% | 7,930 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $82,090 | +8.1% | 28,540 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $81,540 | +7.4% | 920 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $81,300 | +7.1% | 9,110 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $81,290 | +7.0% | 620 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $81,100 | +6.8% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $80,950 | +6.6% | 5,360 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $80,840 | +6.5% | 19,450 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $80,770 | +6.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $80,730 | +6.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $80,690 | +6.3% | 21,690 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $80,560 | +6.1% | 1,710 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $80,340 | +5.8% | 870 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $80,340 | +5.8% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $80,330 | +5.8% | 12,660 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $80,270 | +5.7% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $80,220 | +5.6% | 36,850 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $80,100 | +5.5% | 7,610 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $80,100 | +5.5% | 630 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $79,850 | +5.1% | 710 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $79,670 | +4.9% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $79,340 | +4.5% | 4,540 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $79,040 | +4.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $79,000 | +4.0% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $78,920 | +3.9% | 600 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $78,850 | +3.8% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $78,840 | +3.8% | 950 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $78,800 | +3.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $78,780 | +3.7% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $78,760 | +3.7% | 17,240 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $78,650 | +3.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $78,520 | +3.4% | 900 | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | metropolitan | $78,450 | +3.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $78,330 | +3.1% | 8,930 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $78,220 | +3.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $78,210 | +3.0% | 26,470 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $78,160 | +2.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $78,100 | +2.8% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,060 | +2.8% | 10,620 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $78,020 | +2.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $78,020 | +2.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $77,920 | +2.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $77,920 | +2.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $77,840 | +2.5% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $77,800 | +2.4% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $77,770 | +2.4% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $77,760 | +2.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $77,740 | +2.4% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $77,730 | +2.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $77,700 | +2.3% | 2,720 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $77,560 | +2.1% | 3,320 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $77,380 | +1.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $77,290 | +1.8% | 2,050 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $77,190 | +1.6% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $77,070 | +1.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $77,000 | +1.4% | 2,970 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $76,990 | +1.4% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $76,930 | +1.3% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $76,820 | +1.2% | 35,430 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $76,820 | +1.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $76,810 | +1.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $76,700 | +1.0% | 16,000 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $76,700 | +1.0% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $76,690 | +1.0% | 720 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $76,660 | +0.9% | 2,810 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $76,590 | +0.9% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $76,570 | +0.8% | 7,210 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $76,560 | +0.8% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $76,550 | +0.8% | 720 | 2025 |
| Manhattan, KS | metropolitan | $76,400 | +0.6% | 500 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $76,250 | +0.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $76,240 | +0.4% | 4,290 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $76,230 | +0.4% | 630 | 2025 |