Highest-paying Cities for Human Resources Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for human resources specialists (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 specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,440, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for human resources specialists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $94,710). 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 specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$96,440	$57,500	7,730
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$94,710	$58,210	16,970
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$86,250	$51,860	6,810
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$85,610	$49,860	27,050
5	St Marys County, Maryland	$85,470	$54,420	140
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$84,130	$47,880	19,110
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$82,960	$49,220	16,680
8	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$80,390	$48,950	540
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$80,170	$49,810	52,240
10	Boulder, Colorado	$80,140	$49,240	1,520
11	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$79,350	$44,720	440
12	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$79,160	$49,440	250
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$78,490	$47,900	850
14	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$78,190	$42,330	200
15	Ithaca, New York	$78,140	$47,200	200
16	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$77,990	$48,600	600
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$77,680	$41,610	18,570
18	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$76,690	$45,270	11,590
19	Salinas, California	$76,450	$46,860	520
20	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$76,140	$44,200	2,630
21	Bloomington, Illinois	$76,090	$37,280	630
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$76,020	$46,410	8,100
23	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$75,860	$33,860	50
24	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$75,670	$45,720	1,050
25	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$75,620	$41,450	2,550
26	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$75,530	$52,860	100
27	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$75,490	$47,800	1,440
28	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$75,430	$49,230	380
29	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$75,420	$45,850	1,560
30	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,300	$48,050	6,960
31	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$75,210	$47,330	4,690
32	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$74,980	$45,150	4,700
33	Napa, California	$74,610	$48,350	270
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$74,580	$45,150	31,430
35	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$74,260	$45,080	4,780
36	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$73,840	$46,780	12,370
37	Modesto, California	$73,170	$47,530	680
38	Redding, California	$72,660	$43,120	220
39	Longview, Washington	$72,490	$46,410	160
40	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$72,270	$42,400	90
41	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$72,240	$43,670	540
42	Yuba City, California	$71,940	$45,320	160
43	New Haven, Connecticut	$71,530	$44,020	1,110
44	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$71,400	$45,990	390
45	Winchester, West Virginia	$71,330	$39,900	430
46	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$71,300	$44,620	880
47	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$71,220	$44,490	220
48	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$71,180	$46,270	2,530
49	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$71,130	$45,440	2,770
50	Walla Walla, Washington	$70,950	$47,470	110
51	Olympia, Washington	$70,950	$46,390	1,160
52	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$70,780	$43,720	4,530
53	Fairbanks, Alaska	$70,770	$47,090	130
54	Worcester, Massachusetts	$70,670	$42,100	1,410
55	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$70,620	$41,250	2,900
56	Warner Robins, Georgia	$70,620	$37,400	440
57	Bellingham, Washington	$70,420	$46,790	370
58	Glens Falls, New York	$70,320	$43,810	170
59	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$70,250	$43,670	9,650
60	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$70,220	$45,700	160
61	West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$70,140	$31,080	30
62	Ocean City, New Jersey	$70,120	$44,490	60
63	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$70,060	$47,040	170
64	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$70,010	$49,210	290
65	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$69,960	$41,870	590
66	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$69,870	$47,850	890
67	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,790	$41,770	190
68	Framingham, Massachusetts	$69,780	$44,100	920
69	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	$69,720	$54,380	1,000
70	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,570	$49,340	390
71	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$69,530	$42,350	1,650
72	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$69,330	$37,550	240
73	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$68,910	$38,880	770
74	Rochester, Minnesota	$68,770	$46,050	350
75	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$67,900	$41,300	20,860
76	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$67,880	$39,040	240
77	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$67,800	$42,940	900
78	Brunswick, Georgia	$67,500	$37,320	200
79	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$67,440	$39,600	110
80	Huntsville, Alabama	$67,410	$42,490	1,420
81	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$67,380	$43,810	190
82	Syracuse, New York	$67,290	$43,380	1,290
83	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$67,270	$42,650	9,930
84	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$67,260	$47,850	320
85	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$67,220	$40,990	15,360
86	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$67,220	$43,960	970
87	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$67,090	$44,290	730
88	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$67,020	$46,850	270
89	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$67,000	$41,510	1,230
90	Peabody, Massachusetts	$66,880	$43,130	310
91	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$66,820	$43,010	7,500
92	Greeley, Colorado	$66,580	$41,620	490
93	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$66,330	$42,430	280
94	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$66,250	$41,080	3,190
95	Madison, Wisconsin	$66,210	$44,360	2,540
96	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$66,140	$42,840	15,420
97	Richmond, Virginia	$66,140	$41,030	5,090
98	Danbury, Connecticut	$66,130	$40,240	320
99	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$66,080	$46,580	2,230
100	Camden, New Jersey	$66,030	$38,480	1,670

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