The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $71,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $123,400 | -3.94% | 4.64% |
| 2018 | $128,260 | 3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $123,600 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $119,680 | -5.22% | - |
| 2015 | $125,930 | 9.53% | - |
| 2014 | $113,930 | -3.73% | - |
| 2013 | $118,180 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $117,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $123,400 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.