Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in the US
A human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earns a national median of $50,610 a year (mean $52,250) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #539 of 825.
How much does a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earn in the US?
A human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in the United States earns a median of $50,610 a year (mean $52,250), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 90,220 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-4161), ranked #539 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,610
per year
Mean
$52,250
per year
Employment
90,220
US workers
National rank
#539
of 825 by median
What a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping (SOC 43-4161) earns a median annual wage of $50,610 and a mean (average) of $52,250. The median is the midpoint — half of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earn more and half earn less — and is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping is $50,610, and the mean (average) is $52,250. The median is the midpoint — half of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earn more and half earn less.
- How does human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,610, a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earns 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 90,220 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping employed nationally (SOC 43-4161), across all industries.
- Where does this human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-4161. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-4161 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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