The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $43,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $70,250 | 0.85% | 14.16% |
| 2016 | $69,650 | -0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $70,060 | 8.08% | - |
| 2014 | $64,400 | 3.31% | - |
| 2013 | $62,270 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $60,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,250 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |