The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,980 | -0.90% | 13.82% |
| 2021 | $61,530 | -2.37% | - |
| 2020 | $62,990 | 1.89% | - |
| 2019 | $61,800 | 2.91% | - |
| 2018 | $60,000 | 4.77% | - |
| 2017 | $57,140 | 5.23% | - |
| 2016 | $54,150 | -0.31% | - |
| 2015 | $54,320 | -0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $54,680 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $54,280 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $52,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,980, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $67,410). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in Birmingham-Hoover is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower.