Human Resources Specialist Salary in New Bern, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in New Bern, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in New Bern 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 New Bern, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,510
25th Percentile Wage
$44,030
50th Percentile Wage
$57,540
75th Percentile Wage
$82,390
90th Percentile Wage
$100,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in New Bern, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,510.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$57,540
-0.89% 6.20%
2021
$58,050
-12.09% -
2020
$65,070
0.41% -
2019
$64,800
-3.90% -
2018
$67,330
1.63% -
2017
$66,230
18.51% -
2016
$53,970
-12.12% -
2015
$60,510
10.81% -
2012
$53,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in New Bern with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,540 in New Bern is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in New Bern is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville
$68,910
Durham-Chapel Hill
$66,080
Raleigh-Cary
$62,550
Greenville
$60,460
Wilmington
$58,100
Winston-Salem
$58,000
Asheville
$58,000
New Bern
$57,540
Burlington
$56,880
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$56,150
Greensboro-High Point
$55,170
Jacksonville
$54,720
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$54,250
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$54,220
Rocky Mount
$53,490
Goldsboro
$52,120
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$52,000
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$49,650

See also: Top paying jobs in New Bern, North Carolina.