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Human Resources Specialist Salary in the Industry of Federal government, including USPS

The salary statistics and trend of human resources specialists in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare human resources specialist salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,100
25th Percentile Wage
$64,740
50th Percentile Wage
$82,040
75th Percentile Wage
$101,300
90th Percentile Wage
$120,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for human resources specialists in the industry of federal government, including usps. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) human resources specialists is $120,080. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $82,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent human resources specialists is $53,100.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$82,040
2.01% 5.89%
2016
$80,390
1.54% -
2015
$79,150
0.49% -
2014
$78,760
1.40% -
2013
$77,660
0.58% -
2012
$77,210
- -

Table 3. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of human resources specialists in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of human resources specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$82,390
Federal government, including USPS
$82,040
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$66,230
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$63,100
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$61,130
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$59,620
State government, including schools and hospitals
$52,780
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$50,680

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