Highest-paying Cities for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

The top 100 highest paying cities for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $62,240, Ithaca, New York is the highest paying city for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $58,580). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Ithaca, New York	$62,240	$38,830	90
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,580	$44,080	1,820
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,160	$42,420	940
4	Napa, California	$56,110	$44,510	40
5	New Haven, Connecticut	$54,080	$38,560	160
6	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$54,060	$38,680	70
7	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$53,450	$31,780	1,330
8	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$53,370	$38,010	1,120
9	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$52,810	$37,620	100
10	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$52,750	$44,700	120
11	Bismarck, North Dakota	$52,420	$39,520	30
12	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$52,410	$31,980	30
13	Winchester, West Virginia	$52,310	$35,360	50
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$52,310	$37,920	2,050
15	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$52,310	$35,520	30
16	Corvallis, Oregon	$51,930	$36,820	30
17	Rochester, Minnesota	$51,910	$39,850	150
18	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$51,650	$43,130	120
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$51,630	$32,360	160
20	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$51,610	$36,570	330
21	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$51,450	$38,400	810
22	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$50,820	$35,480	110
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,590	$37,440	8,590
24	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$50,160	$32,040	50
25	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$50,070	$38,570	960
26	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$50,040	$39,240	60
27	Anchorage, Alaska	$49,980	$36,600	120
28	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$49,920	$35,960	60
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$49,800	$37,690	1,030
30	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$49,770	$38,750	680
31	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$49,740	$36,560	260
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,740	$40,590	1,780
33	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$49,690	$42,960	30
34	Iowa City, Iowa	$49,610	$36,450	40
35	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$49,530	$33,910	40
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$49,490	$36,070	2,510
37	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$49,220	$37,170	150
38	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	$49,210	$40,400	280
39	Worcester, Massachusetts	$49,200	$31,200	130
40	Olympia, Washington	$49,180	$37,440	100
41	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$49,060	$30,840	140
42	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$48,960	$35,460	100
43	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$48,890	$33,280	110
44	Stockton, California	$48,850	$37,650	250
45	Modesto, California	$48,840	$36,310	140
46	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$48,770	$36,970	1,280
47	Richmond, Virginia	$48,750	$35,780	470
48	Chico, California	$48,740	$36,560	50
49	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$48,680	$35,630	130
50	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,630	$38,080	1,500
51	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$48,580	$35,710	30
52	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,530	$35,490	50
53	Redding, California	$48,470	$35,820	40
54	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$48,460	$37,110	100
55	Bellingham, Washington	$48,420	$35,780	50
56	Boulder, Colorado	$48,420	$29,190	70
57	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$48,250	$36,090	450
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,230	$36,090	5,160
59	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,230	$32,540	1,250
60	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,200	$39,550	2,250
61	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$48,150	$38,610	180
62	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,050	$38,420	130
63	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$48,000	$35,020	580
64	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$47,960	$36,020	40
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$47,920	$32,140	3,080
66	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,860	$32,300	2,430
67	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$47,840	$29,180	30
68	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$47,840	$35,460	230
69	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,770	$36,090	120
70	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$47,720	$30,520	60
71	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$47,720	$31,520	2,590
72	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$47,640	$36,400	380
73	Binghamton, New York	$47,600	$33,730	70
74	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$47,590	$32,890	1,930
75	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$47,590	$41,900	40
76	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$47,570	$36,590	30
77	Syracuse, New York	$47,560	$33,960	240
78	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$47,500	$36,610	60
79	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,490	$35,440	120
80	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$47,480	$37,300	40
81	Madison, Wisconsin	$47,420	$35,430	270
82	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$47,380	$30,730	890
83	Merced, California	$47,310	$37,040	50
84	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$46,950	$32,590	250
85	Greeley, Colorado	$46,910	$37,980	50
86	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$46,870	$35,780	230
87	Lynchburg, Virginia	$46,780	$27,040	50
88	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$46,760	$35,890	810
89	Framingham, Massachusetts	$46,730	$30,500	150
90	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$46,630	$36,440	420
91	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$46,610	$37,040	60
92	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$46,610	$36,820	60
93	Albany, Oregon	$46,590	$30,090	30
94	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,490	$35,090	170
95	Columbus, Ohio	$46,470	$34,150	550
96	Danbury, Connecticut	$46,450	$33,690	40
97	Salem, Oregon	$46,290	$33,960	140
98	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$46,290	$34,070	60
99	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$46,260	$35,830	150
100	Visalia-Porterville, California	$46,220	$36,090	110

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.