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Human Resources Specialist Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,410
25th Percentile Wage
$60,150
50th Percentile Wage
$76,020
75th Percentile Wage
$98,320
90th Percentile Wage
$127,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,410.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$76,020
-0.03% 22.56%
2021
$76,040
9.72% -
2020
$68,650
5.42% -
2019
$64,930
0.91% -
2018
$64,340
1.13% -
2017
$63,610
-2.41% -
2016
$65,140
1.09% -
2015
$64,430
2.89% -
2014
$62,570
3.10% -
2013
$60,630
2.90% -
2012
$58,870
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Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,020 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.4 percent (37.4%) 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

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