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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in AL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in AL have a median annual salary of $42,140, with 960 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,520 at the 10th percentile to $61,460 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$42,140

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.26

Employment

960

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,520
10th
$34,270
25th
$42,140
Median
$51,630
75th
$61,460
90th

Local compared with national

AL

$42,140

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,610

Median annual · 2025

The AL median is 16.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,470).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • ADP Enterprise HR
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Applicant tracking software
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard Learning System
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Database software
  • Document management system software
  • Email software
  • Employee performance management system
  • Employee self-service software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Docs
  • Human resource information system (HRIS)

Common tasks

  • Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
  • Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
  • Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
  • Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans.
  • Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
  • Prepare and set up for new employee orientations.
  • Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
  • Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
  • Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
  • Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in other locations

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