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Human Resources Specialist Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,370
25th Percentile Wage
$47,280
50th Percentile Wage
$63,320
75th Percentile Wage
$82,200
90th Percentile Wage
$108,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,370.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$63,320
2.43% -2.34%
2013
$61,780
-4.89% -
2012
$64,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,320 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$96,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$94,710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$86,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,490
Vallejo-Fairfield
$77,990
Salinas
$76,450
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$76,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$75,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$75,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$74,980
Napa
$74,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,580
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,260
Modesto
$73,170
Redding
$72,660
Hanford-Corcoran
$72,270
Yuba City
$71,940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$71,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$67,220
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,020
Madera-Chowchilla
$65,930
Stockton
$65,810
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$65,580
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,240
Chico
$65,060
Visalia-Porterville
$64,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,940
Fresno
$63,840
El Centro
$63,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$63,320
Merced
$62,900
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,080
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,520
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,920
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,750
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,600