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Human Resources Specialist Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,720
25th Percentile Wage
$54,550
50th Percentile Wage
$70,780
75th Percentile Wage
$90,630
90th Percentile Wage
$113,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,720.

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
$70,780
-0.34% 9.11%
2016
$71,020
2.79% -
2015
$69,040
3.62% -
2014
$66,540
0.02% -
2013
$66,530
3.31% -
2012
$64,330
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Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,780, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $75,210). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in Philadelphia is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$75,210
Philadelphia
$70,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$66,140
East Stroudsburg
$63,840
State College
$62,770
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$62,660
York-Hanover
$61,790
Reading
$61,360
Lebanon
$61,100
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$60,900
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$60,580
Pittsburgh
$60,260
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$59,470
Lancaster
$59,350
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$58,750
Williamsport
$58,280
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$57,870
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$57,830
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$57,210
Altoona
$57,200
Gettysburg
$56,190
Erie
$56,100
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$52,280
Johnstown
$51,730
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$51,520