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Average Salary for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

SOC 43-4161 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in the United States is $49,440 ($23.77/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $36,090 at the 10th percentile to $67,140 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 92,580 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 19.3% since 2019.

Median Annual

$49,440

Mean Annual

$50,950

10th Pct

$36,090

75th Pct

$58,560

Employment

92,580

Salary Distribution

$36k
10th
$42k
25th
$49k
Median
$59k
75th
$67k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $64,350
Vallejo, CA $61,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,450
Boulder, CO $60,230
Rochester, MN $58,780
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $58,770
Corvallis, OR $58,140
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $58,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $58,040
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $57,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $57,600
Napa, CA $57,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $57,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $56,990

Salary by State

State Median Annual
District of Columbia $60,960
California $56,860
Alaska $56,150
Washington $54,980
Massachusetts $54,790
New York $53,250
Rhode Island $53,230
Colorado $52,960
Minnesota $52,860
Maryland $52,310
New Hampshire $51,600
Connecticut $51,310
Oregon $51,070
Virginia $50,480
Delaware $50,410
Wyoming $50,350
North Dakota $50,020
New Jersey $49,920
Illinois $49,500
Vermont $49,070
Wisconsin $49,050
Ohio $49,040
Arizona $48,720
Montana $48,710
Kentucky $48,530
Pennsylvania $47,730
Idaho $47,540
Maine $47,450
Virgin Islands $47,390
North Carolina $47,160
Utah $47,120
Nevada $47,080
Kansas $46,750
Hawaii $46,600
Florida $46,580
Iowa $46,320
Georgia $46,200
Nebraska $46,200
New Mexico $46,140
Michigan $45,960
Missouri $45,860
Oklahoma $45,570
Indiana $45,520
Texas $45,470
Arkansas $44,850
Tennessee $44,680
South Carolina $43,970
Louisiana $43,930
Mississippi $43,420
South Dakota $41,570
Alabama $39,560
West Virginia $38,810
Puerto Rico $26,810

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $49,440
2023 $47,710
2022 $45,930
2021 $45,630
2020 $43,250
2019 $41,430