The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,950, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $51,730). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $57,950 |
$40,870 | 480 |
| 2 | Alaska | $51,730 |
$40,520 | 260 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $51,300 |
$36,300 | 1,390 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $50,150 |
$37,150 | 870 |
| 5 | New York | $50,000 |
$36,620 | 7,340 |
| 6 | Colorado | $49,700 |
$33,620 | 1,460 |
| 7 | California | $49,520 |
$37,420 | 14,570 |
| 8 | Washington | $48,830 |
$38,760 | 2,990 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $48,450 |
$35,680 | 6,500 |
| 10 | Oregon | $47,860 |
$35,880 | 1,530 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $47,730 |
$36,400 | 360 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $47,610 |
$38,380 | 3,330 |
| 13 | Virgin Islands | $46,980 |
$37,370 | 50 |
| 14 | Virginia | $46,940 |
$32,910 | 1,960 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $46,590 |
$35,750 | 4,110 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $46,540 |
$36,810 | 530 |
| 17 | Maryland | $46,350 |
$34,860 | 3,160 |
| 18 | Illinois | $46,220 |
$31,510 | 3,700 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $45,770 |
$36,170 | 120 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $45,760 |
$30,840 | 600 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $45,430 |
$33,080 | 1,430 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $44,990 |
$33,430 | 80 |
| 23 | Iowa | $44,840 |
$34,080 | 900 |
| 24 | Ohio | $44,790 |
$31,200 | 2,760 |
| 25 | Arizona | $44,460 |
$30,950 | 2,270 |
| 26 | Indiana | $44,040 |
$31,810 | 990 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $44,000 |
$32,860 | 1,740 |
| 28 | Vermont | $43,690 |
$35,300 | 140 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $43,300 |
$29,740 | 460 |
| 30 | Texas | $43,210 |
$29,690 | 8,440 |
| 31 | Hawaii | $43,020 |
$31,200 | 670 |
| 32 | Montana | $42,610 |
$27,040 | 250 |
| 33 | Idaho | $42,150 |
$30,680 | 420 |
| 34 | Florida | $42,130 |
$30,730 | 5,160 |
| 35 | Missouri | $41,860 |
$31,500 | 1,370 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $41,810 |
$31,200 | 600 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $41,600 |
$28,470 | 650 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $41,510 |
$30,410 | 2,960 |
| 39 | Kansas | $41,080 |
$30,880 | 630 |
| 40 | Maine | $41,000 |
$35,660 | 690 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $40,800 |
$29,200 | 3,040 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $40,600 |
$26,420 | 1,550 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $40,580 |
$30,180 | 590 |
| 44 | Utah | $40,340 |
$31,840 | 840 |
| 45 | Michigan | $40,250 |
$31,200 | 2,690 |
| 46 | Georgia | $40,250 |
$28,570 | 2,990 |
| 47 | Nevada | $40,210 |
$30,130 | 1,420 |
| 48 | Delaware | $39,470 |
$30,590 | 420 |
| 49 | Alabama | $37,890 |
$27,290 | 840 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $37,670 |
$28,730 | 630 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $37,590 |
$27,370 | 610 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $37,210 |
$31,130 | 210 |
| 53 | Guam | $30,740 |
$21,420 | 80 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $26,920 |
$18,390 | 1,280 |