The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources specialists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $36,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,830 | -2.92% | 9.48% |
| 2021 | $59,520 | -5.53% | - |
| 2020 | $62,810 | 3.49% | - |
| 2019 | $60,620 | 3.78% | - |
| 2018 | $58,330 | 3.67% | - |
| 2017 | $56,190 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $54,970 | -2.78% | - |
| 2015 | $56,500 | 2.97% | - |
| 2014 | $54,820 | 3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $52,930 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $52,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,830 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.