Human Resources Specialists Salary in the US
A human resources specialists earns a national median of $75,940 a year (mean $81,990) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #271 of 825.
How much does a human resources specialists earn in the US?
A human resources specialists in the United States earns a median of $75,940 a year (mean $81,990), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 49% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 912,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1071), ranked #271 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$75,940
per year
Mean
$81,990
per year
Employment
912,430
US workers
National rank
#271
of 825 by median
What a human resources specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a human resources specialists (SOC 13-1071) earns a median annual wage of $75,940 and a mean (average) of $81,990. The median is the midpoint — half of human resources specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 49% above 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 specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for human resources specialists is $75,940, and the mean (average) is $81,990. The median is the midpoint — half of human resources specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does human resources specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $75,940, a human resources specialists earns 49% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many human resources specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 912,430 human resources specialists employed nationally (SOC 13-1071), across all industries.
- Where does this human resources specialists 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 13-1071. 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 13-1071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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