Highest-paying Cities for Human Resources Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for human resources managers (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 managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $188,110, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for human resources managers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $177,600). 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 managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Human Resources Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$188,110	$101,450	2,680
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$177,600	$103,770	5,920
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$173,620	$104,610	12,520
4	Ithaca, New York	$166,160	$78,950	50
5	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$166,000	$97,390	5,590
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$163,130	$101,030	5,920
7	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$162,920	$99,350	1,330
8	Boulder, Colorado	$162,000	$100,880	230
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$160,190	$108,990	3,070
10	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$154,790	$105,250	450
11	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$154,220	$100,450	1,570
12	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$153,870	$86,150	140
13	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$153,830	$97,530	2,220
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$150,160	$82,400	2,290
15	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$149,990	$81,750	120
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$148,240	$91,880	3,650
17	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$146,990	$84,030	1,070
18	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$143,530	$84,380	210
19	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$142,760	$96,990	110
20	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$142,410	$90,990	770
21	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$141,920	$81,590	1,450
22	Rochester, New York	$140,570	$89,120	420
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$140,450	$79,990	8,470
24	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$139,560	$93,160	560
25	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$139,020	$83,000	50
26	Midland, Michigan	$138,520	$75,080	70
27	Binghamton, New York	$138,170	$72,420	50
28	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$137,750	$84,770	130
29	Glens Falls, New York	$136,900	$88,140	30
30	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$136,880	$84,980	430
31	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$136,290	$77,260	210
32	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$135,900	$85,820	960
33	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$135,850	$83,440	2,980
34	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$135,670	$102,130	60
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$135,600	$77,580	3,500
36	Syracuse, New York	$135,200	$84,040	190
37	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$135,010	$83,250	1,200
38	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$135,010	$79,660	360
39	Greeley, Colorado	$134,500	$99,240	60
40	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$134,500	$100,410	80
41	Charlottesville, Virginia	$134,420	$92,260	110
42	Framingham, Massachusetts	$134,130	$83,560	310
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$134,020	$78,110	1,220
44	Utica-Rome, New York	$134,020	$81,190	80
45	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$133,880	$84,740	80
46	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$133,440	$81,880	410
47	Visalia-Porterville, California	$133,370	$80,430	100
48	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$133,190	$96,720	220
49	Winchester, West Virginia	$133,190	$75,080	50
50	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$132,660	$82,530	1,890
51	Yuba City, California	$132,500	$70,190	40
52	Danbury, Connecticut	$132,240	$78,000	160
53	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$132,200	$82,940	950
54	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$132,040	$86,610	180
55	Madison, Wisconsin	$132,000	$91,740	500
56	Wilmington, New Jersey	$131,900	$80,590	330
57	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$131,520	$76,280	3,990
58	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$131,520	$77,490	120
59	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$131,390	$82,270	10,450
60	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$131,310	$87,310	1,560
61	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$130,980	$81,130	2,010
62	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$130,830	$81,340	600
63	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$130,820	$64,830	380
64	Napa, California	$130,540	$88,060	100
65	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$130,500	$74,090	3,660
66	Salinas, California	$130,230	$81,870	130
67	Nashua, New Hampshire	$130,080	$80,400	160
68	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$130,000	$74,960	4,370
69	Richmond, Virginia	$129,950	$84,510	810
70	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$129,900	$84,430	90
71	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$129,890	$77,430	30
72	Worcester, Massachusetts	$129,820	$80,010	360
73	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$129,610	$78,790	980
74	Stockton, California	$129,540	$74,590	230
75	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$129,290	$66,840	80
76	Columbus, Indiana	$129,280	$79,060	50
77	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$128,990	$72,470	2,060
78	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$128,760	$77,920	1,250
79	Manchester, New Hampshire	$128,490	$75,880	180
80	Longview, Washington	$128,460	$89,430	40
81	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$128,360	$94,990	920
82	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$128,110	$74,670	80
83	Spokane, Washington	$128,110	$86,510	200
84	Merced, California	$128,040	$89,500	60
85	Camden, New Jersey	$128,030	$79,140	310
86	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$127,810	$79,660	1,740
87	Modesto, California	$127,560	$75,900	170
88	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$127,480	$79,080	220
89	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$127,330	$80,300	920
90	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$127,110	$69,440	5,920
91	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$126,850	$77,110	2,130
92	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$126,830	$77,190	1,490
93	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$126,760	$76,040	220
94	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$126,520	$79,590	7,630
95	Janesville, Wisconsin	$126,500	$86,990	50
96	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$126,260	$97,830	30
97	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$126,070	$76,680	510
98	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$126,070	$62,550	40
99	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$125,930	$76,840	190
100	Kansas City, Missouri	$125,620	$73,910	1,060

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for human resources managers.