The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $30,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,950.
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 | $57,390 | 13.26% | 2.96% |
| 2016 | $49,780 | -7.45% | - |
| 2015 | $53,490 | 1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $52,690 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $52,550 | -5.98% | - |
| 2012 | $55,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,390 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.