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 |