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Human Resources Specialist Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources specialists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,080
25th Percentile Wage
$56,470
50th Percentile Wage
$74,260
75th Percentile Wage
$97,630
90th Percentile Wage
$123,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,080.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$74,260
1.08% 5.66%
2016
$73,460
0.11% -
2015
$73,380
4.85% -
2014
$69,820
2.56% -
2013
$68,030
-2.98% -
2012
$70,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,260 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.9 percent (35.9%) 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