The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Lafayette-West Lafayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,290 | -1.26% | 16.23% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 3.65% | - |
| 2020 | $57,850 | 4.49% | - |
| 2019 | $55,250 | 1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $54,370 | 4.56% | - |
| 2017 | $51,890 | 4.28% | - |
| 2016 | $49,670 | 4.55% | - |
| 2015 | $47,410 | -4.77% | - |
| 2012 | $49,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,290 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Kokomo | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbus | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary | |
| Anderson |