Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in U.S.
SOC 43-4161 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in U.S. is $49,440 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.77 per hour. 92,580 people work as Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeepings in U.S.. Wages have grown 19% since 2019, when the median was $41,430.
Median Annual Salary
$49,440
Mean Annual
$50,950
Median Hourly
$23.77
Total Employed
92,580
Salary Distribution
$36k
10th
$42k
25th
$49k
Median
$59k
75th
$67k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $74,050 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $74,050 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $69,090 |
| Utilities | $67,670 |
| Utilities | $67,670 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $65,950 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | $65,910 |
| Metal Ore Mining | $65,480 |
| Security Systems Services | $63,230 |
| Land Subdivision | $62,030 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $61,810 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $60,980 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $60,520 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $60,270 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $59,980 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $59,640 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $59,390 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service | $59,210 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $59,070 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $58,790 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $58,450 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $58,080 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers | $57,720 |
| Broadcasting and Content Providers | $57,720 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $57,360 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $57,140 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $57,110 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $56,710 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $56,660 |
| Telecommunications | $56,470 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $56,420 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $56,340 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $56,160 |
| Legal Services | $56,150 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $56,140 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $56,140 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $55,990 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $55,900 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $55,900 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $55,880 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $55,880 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $55,780 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $55,660 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $55,630 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $55,510 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services | $55,470 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $55,370 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $55,240 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $55,230 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $55,160 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $55,100 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $55,080 |
| Publishing Industries | $54,980 |
| Information | $54,980 |
| Engineering Services | $54,900 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $54,790 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | $54,790 |
| Fuel Dealers | $54,700 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $54,380 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $54,350 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $54,350 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $54,260 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $54,220 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $54,090 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $54,030 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $54,000 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $53,700 |
| Residential Building Construction | $53,690 |
| Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | $53,570 |
| Software Publishers | $53,530 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $53,500 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $53,500 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $53,490 |
| Air Transportation | $53,430 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $53,180 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $53,060 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $52,930 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $52,930 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | $52,800 |
| Roofing Contractors | $52,660 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $52,640 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $52,620 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $52,600 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $52,600 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $52,600 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $52,520 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $52,120 |
| Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | $52,060 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | $52,060 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $52,000 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $51,990 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $51,990 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $51,970 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | $51,950 |
| Junior Colleges | $51,940 |
| Waste Collection | $51,860 |
| Insurance Carriers | $51,820 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $51,640 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $51,630 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $51,570 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $51,440 |
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers | $51,410 |
| Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers | $51,410 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $51,300 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $51,220 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $51,180 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $51,060 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $51,020 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers | $51,000 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $50,980 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $50,850 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $50,810 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation | $50,810 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $50,790 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $50,760 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $50,700 |
| Construction | $50,700 |
| Construction of Buildings | $50,690 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $50,460 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $50,370 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $50,310 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $50,290 |
| Special Food Services | $50,270 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $50,270 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $50,270 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $50,160 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $50,160 |
| Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | $50,130 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $50,130 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $50,100 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $50,100 |
| Hospitals | $50,090 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $50,060 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $49,990 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $49,950 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $49,940 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $49,920 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $49,920 |
| Wholesale Trade | $49,900 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $49,890 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $49,860 |
| Manufacturing | $49,830 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $49,750 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation | $49,740 |
| Real Estate | $49,710 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $49,600 |
| Educational Services | $49,600 |
| Finance and Insurance | $49,550 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $49,500 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $49,470 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $49,440 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $49,420 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $49,280 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $49,260 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $49,140 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $49,130 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $49,120 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $49,100 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $49,100 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $49,100 |
| Automobile Dealers | $49,030 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $48,990 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $48,980 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $48,980 |
| Spectator Sports | $48,980 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $48,900 |
| Office Administrative Services | $48,880 |
| Offices of Physicians | $48,850 |
| Utility System Construction | $48,840 |
| Machine Shops | $48,790 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $48,750 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $48,740 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | $48,520 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $48,520 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | $48,480 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $48,450 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $48,430 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $48,400 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $48,360 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $48,280 |
| Educational Services | $48,210 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $48,210 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $48,200 |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | $48,180 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | $48,180 |
| Apparel Manufacturing | $48,050 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $48,030 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $48,000 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $47,980 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $47,930 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $47,920 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | $47,900 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $47,900 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $47,880 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $47,830 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services | $47,770 |
| Foundries | $47,700 |
| Textile Product Mills | $47,690 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $47,670 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $47,630 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $47,630 |
| Other Support Services | $47,590 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $47,540 |
| Food Manufacturing | $47,500 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $47,430 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $47,410 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $47,270 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $47,250 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $47,230 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $47,200 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $47,140 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $47,140 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $47,130 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $47,120 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $47,080 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $47,070 |
| Accommodation | $47,060 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $47,010 |
| Ambulance Services | $47,010 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $46,940 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $46,880 |
| Gambling Industries | $46,740 |
| Casino Hotels | $46,700 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $46,600 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $46,580 |
| Educational Support Services | $46,540 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $46,510 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $46,480 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $46,420 |
| Textile Mills | $46,390 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills | $46,390 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $46,380 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $46,280 |
| Employment Services | $46,240 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $46,220 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $46,220 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $46,200 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $46,180 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $46,130 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $46,020 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $45,950 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $45,950 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $45,870 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $45,850 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $45,770 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $45,760 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | $45,760 |
| Truck Transportation | $45,760 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $45,730 |
| Temporary Help Services | $45,650 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $45,550 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $45,510 |
| Retail Trade | $45,480 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $45,460 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $45,420 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $45,420 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $45,420 |
| Other Personal Services | $45,400 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $45,350 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $45,320 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $45,200 |
| Individual and Family Services | $45,160 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $45,070 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | $44,990 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $44,910 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $44,710 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $44,710 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $44,710 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $44,700 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $44,640 |
| Religious Organizations | $44,610 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $44,520 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $44,500 |
| Social Assistance | $44,360 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $44,350 |
| Facilities Support Services | $44,340 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $44,260 |
| Home Health Care Services | $44,100 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $43,930 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $43,890 |
| Child Care Services | $43,850 |
| Business Support Services | $43,660 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $43,260 |
| Landscaping Services | $43,160 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $43,080 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $43,040 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $43,040 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $42,650 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $42,570 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $42,490 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation | $42,470 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $42,340 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $41,730 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $40,360 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | $40,010 |
| Personal Care Services | $39,020 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $38,990 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $38,990 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $38,810 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $38,240 |
| Offices of Optometrists | $38,240 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | $35,880 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services | $35,380 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services | $35,380 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $33,990 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $33,990 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) | $33,680 |
| Masonry Contractors | $31,200 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $18,660 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $17,330 |
Salary 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 |
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