The average annual and hourly salaries for human resources specialists in the state of Rhode Island are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The comparison of the salary statistics of human resources specialists among Rhode Island cities is shown in Table 3. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017 [1].
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $42,060.
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for human resources specialists in Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $48.65. The median hourly salary is $30.83. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $20.22.
The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2016.
Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
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2016 | 64,130 | 5.19% | 2.12% |
2015 | 60,800 | 0.79% | - |
2014 | 60,320 | -2.29% | - |
2013 | 61,700 | -1.73% | - |
2012 | 62,770 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of human resources specialists in some Rhode Island cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of human resources specialists in state of Rhode Island ranges from $58,510 to $60,450. The highest paying area for human resources specialists in Rhode Island is Providence-Fall River-Warwick with a median annual salary of $60,450. The lowest paying area is Norwich-New London with a median annual salary of $58,510.
Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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Providence-Fall River-Warwick | |
Norwich-New London |