The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,090, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for human resources specialists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $79,620). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,090 |
$57,980 | 7,710 |
| 2 | Washington | $79,620 |
$48,140 | 23,780 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $78,990 |
$49,690 | 18,600 |
| 4 | New York | $78,010 |
$46,970 | 53,940 |
| 5 | California | $77,470 |
$46,620 | 93,790 |
| 6 | Maryland | $75,690 |
$47,940 | 14,790 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $75,460 |
$40,920 | 22,840 |
| 8 | Colorado | $74,540 |
$44,060 | 18,020 |
| 9 | Virginia | $72,640 |
$41,600 | 30,050 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $71,990 |
$46,300 | 2,570 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $71,140 |
$41,710 | 8,380 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $70,320 |
$45,120 | 16,120 |
| 13 | Maine | $65,970 |
$46,100 | 2,040 |
| 14 | Delaware | $65,200 |
$41,710 | 2,490 |
| 15 | Vermont | $64,860 |
$43,860 | 1,370 |
| 16 | Oregon | $64,450 |
$42,060 | 10,560 |
| 17 | Alaska | $64,350 |
$45,260 | 1,190 |
| 18 | Illinois | $63,220 |
$40,200 | 33,620 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $62,720 |
$38,000 | 1,470 |
| 20 | Ohio | $62,580 |
$37,950 | 32,380 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $62,410 |
$37,680 | 4,430 |
| 22 | Michigan | $62,100 |
$39,660 | 22,770 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $61,670 |
$38,360 | 28,160 |
| 24 | Arizona | $61,630 |
$38,850 | 18,680 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $61,560 |
$39,820 | 16,460 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $61,460 |
$36,140 | 3,060 |
| 27 | Texas | $61,280 |
$37,350 | 75,660 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $60,920 |
$38,400 | 35,620 |
| 29 | Idaho | $60,880 |
$37,580 | 3,220 |
| 30 | Kansas | $60,370 |
$38,980 | 7,350 |
| 31 | Iowa | $60,300 |
$38,330 | 6,990 |
| 32 | Florida | $60,210 |
$37,450 | 53,100 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $60,200 |
$36,980 | 9,450 |
| 34 | Georgia | $59,810 |
$35,250 | 29,590 |
| 35 | Nevada | $59,660 |
$34,700 | 6,120 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $59,380 |
$39,270 | 9,970 |
| 37 | Missouri | $59,110 |
$36,740 | 15,030 |
| 38 | Utah | $58,430 |
$36,650 | 9,070 |
| 39 | Indiana | $58,270 |
$37,100 | 16,410 |
| 40 | Alabama | $58,250 |
$36,780 | 9,070 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $57,820 |
$36,810 | 3,840 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $57,680 |
$40,980 | 1,390 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $56,680 |
$36,670 | 2,650 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $56,190 |
$35,440 | 17,640 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $55,430 |
$40,090 | 920 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $55,160 |
$35,630 | 8,250 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $55,000 |
$38,040 | 6,300 |
| 48 | Montana | $54,790 |
$35,930 | 2,200 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $53,240 |
$36,520 | 6,260 |
| 50 | Guam | $51,390 |
$36,660 | 310 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $50,830 |
$34,550 | 5,260 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $50,670 |
$37,960 | 120 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $48,180 |
$30,330 | 4,700 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,280 |
$23,520 | 3,180 |