Human Resources Specialist Salary in Peabody, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Peabody, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Peabody is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in Peabody, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,130
25th Percentile Wage
$54,630
50th Percentile Wage
$66,880
75th Percentile Wage
$79,520
90th Percentile Wage
$97,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Peabody, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$66,880
6.10% 18.02%
2016
$62,800
7.04% -
2015
$58,380
2.79% -
2014
$56,750
0.69% -
2013
$56,360
2.71% -
2012
$54,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Peabody with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,880 in Peabody 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 Peabody is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$77,680
Worcester
$70,670
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$70,250
Barnstable Town
$70,010
Framingham
$69,780
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$67,380
Peabody
$66,880
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$66,330
Springfield
$65,160
Pittsfield
$64,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$64,660
New Bedford
$64,610
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$63,660
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$62,830
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$48,210