The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Owensboro, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Owensboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in Owensboro, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $80,050 | 11.83% | 14.89% |
| 2016 | $70,580 | -0.17% | - |
| 2014 | $70,700 | 3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $68,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,050 in Owensboro is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Owensboro is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Elizabethtown and 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.