WorthByZip

Human Resources Specialists Salary by Metro

US median salary $75,940 range $47,180 - $128,720
US mean salary $81,990

The tables below rank 150 US metro areas by median Human Resources Specialists pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.

Metros ranked by Human Resources Specialists pay

MetroMedianWorth (cost-adj.)vs US
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $112,140 $56,070 +48%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $103,140 $54,979 +36%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $100,830 $65,602 +33%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $92,770 $61,154 +22%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $90,270 $58,846 +19%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $89,780 $64,683 +18%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $85,550 $60,162 +13%
Vallejo, CA $83,160 $50,676 +10%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,920 $77,207 +9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $82,550 $58,093 +9%
New Haven, CT $82,510 $71,314 +9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $82,380 $67,414 +8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $81,540 $49,811 +7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $81,300 $47,739 +7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $81,100 $72,932 +7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $80,950 $58,659 +7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $80,560 $45,851 +6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $80,340 $49,715 +6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $80,340 $65,264 +6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $80,330 $73,562 +6%
Salem, OR $80,270 $75,655 +6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $80,220 $51,259 +6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $80,100 $61,239 +5%
Salinas, CA $80,100 $51,379 +5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT $79,850 $79,138 +5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $79,670 $111,583 +5%
Richmond, VA $79,340 $72,325 +4%
Colorado Springs, CO $79,000 $61,288 +4%
Huntsville, AL $78,780 $87,826 +4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,330 $70,125 +3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $78,210 $72,083 +3%
Portland-South Portland, ME $78,100 $69,361 +3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $77,840 $62,673 +3%
Springfield, MA $77,740 $90,186 +2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $77,380 $74,332 +2%
Worcester, MA $77,290 $71,433 +2%
Syracuse, NY $77,190 $94,480 +2%
Modesto, CA $77,070 $62,608 +1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $77,000 $79,300 +1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $76,930 $77,629 +1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $76,700 $77,789 +1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,700 $68,360 +1%
Madison, WI $76,660 $74,645 +1%
Rochester, NY $76,590 $88,339 +1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $76,570 $54,693 +1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA $76,560 $58,221 +1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $76,240 $68,011 +0%
Reno, NV $76,010 $62,974 +0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $75,860 $57,953 +0%
Anchorage, AK $75,850 $68,580 +0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,830 $82,874 +0%
Urban Honolulu, HI $75,490 $47,778 -1%
Columbus, OH $75,440 $78,095 -1%
Fayetteville, NC $75,440 $82,089 -1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $75,410 $59,472 -1%
Kansas City, MO-KS $75,190 $79,398 -1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $74,970 $86,771 -1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH $74,760 $60,731 -2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $74,640 $57,816 -2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $74,510 $92,905 -2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $74,430 $77,612 -2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $74,410 $61,957 -2%
York-Hanover, PA $74,350 $82,155 -2%
Fresno, CA $74,170 $70,237 -2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC $74,170 $62,171 -2%
Visalia, CA $74,050 $76,262 -2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $73,330 $63,052 -3%
Albuquerque, NM $73,290 $83,569 -3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,010 $87,124 -4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $72,930 $70,532 -4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $72,550 $66,866 -4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,490 $87,973 -5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $71,880 $84,965 -5%
Jacksonville, FL $71,850 $62,587 -5%
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,670 $84,917 -6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $71,600 $82,110 -6%
Ogden, UT $71,280 $62,636 -6%
Cleveland, OH $70,900 $89,070 -7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $70,700 $57,761 -7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $70,580 $57,995 -7%
Asheville, NC $70,210 $71,424 -8%
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,170 $76,024 -8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,140 $76,322 -8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $70,040 $67,671 -8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY $69,990 $81,101 -8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $69,950 $56,732 -8%
Akron, OH $69,900 $89,272 -8%
Reading, PA $69,410 $77,467 -9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR $69,390 $67,500 -9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,150 $74,757 -9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $69,030 $87,602 -9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $68,880 $60,527 -9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $68,810 $82,704 -9%
Winston-Salem, NC $68,540 $88,898 -10%
Naples-Marco Island, FL $68,420 $48,456 -10%
Ocala, FL $68,080 $70,258 -10%
Columbia, SC $67,990 $75,127 -10%
Birmingham, AL $67,880 $76,355 -11%
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,660 $81,616 -11%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,580 $47,659 -11%
Spartanburg, SC $67,410 $84,052 -11%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $67,380 $58,136 -11%
Knoxville, TN $67,370 $77,615 -11%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $67,300 $74,529 -11%
Toledo, OH $67,200 $94,382 -12%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $67,120 $79,058 -12%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $67,100 $50,642 -12%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $66,870 $76,686 -12%
Lancaster, PA $66,330 $64,461 -13%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $66,260 $64,518 -13%
Boise City, ID $66,060 $58,564 -13%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $65,760 $72,105 -13%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $65,580 $53,101 -14%
Fort Wayne, IN $65,510 $86,084 -14%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,430 $49,011 -14%
Wichita, KS $65,390 $87,303 -14%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $65,360 $85,887 -14%
Pittsburgh, PA $65,260 $81,677 -14%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,780 $70,184 -15%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $64,770 $49,900 -15%
Wilmington, NC $64,440 $61,197 -15%
Flint, MI $64,260 $85,680 -15%
Mobile, AL $64,260 $80,526 -15%
Montgomery, AL $64,140 $77,277 -16%
Tucson, AZ $63,950 $69,587 -16%
Tulsa, OK $63,490 $77,616 -16%
Oklahoma City, OK $63,170 $74,143 -17%
Springfield, MO $63,140 $85,672 -17%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $62,970 $60,899 -17%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,900 $74,970 -17%
Jackson, MS $62,720 $77,146 -17%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,700 $53,136 -17%
Savannah, GA $62,690 $56,836 -17%
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,610 $52,262 -18%
Canton-Massillon, OH $61,950 $88,500 -18%
Omaha, NE-IA $61,840 $68,407 -19%
Chattanooga, TN-GA $61,660 $69,909 -19%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $61,570 $64,674 -19%
Baton Rouge, LA $61,400 $71,312 -19%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,200 $79,584 -19%
Youngstown-Warren, OH $60,570 $86,529 -20%
Corpus Christi, TX $60,030 $62,079 -21%
El Paso, TX $58,990 $72,115 -22%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $58,830 $67,005 -23%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $57,640 $72,050 -24%
Tallahassee, FL $57,320 $60,337 -25%
Lafayette, LA $56,070 $75,668 -26%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $55,550 $79,357 -27%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,600 $73,829 -29%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $41,600 $59,429 -45%