Human Resources Specialist Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for human resources specialists in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of human resources specialists among Texas areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,350
25th Percentile Wage
$46,630
50th Percentile Wage
$61,280
75th Percentile Wage
$80,910
90th Percentile Wage
$104,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $37,350.

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
$61,280
-0.47% 11.98%
2021
$61,570
-2.81% -
2020
$63,300
2.04% -
2019
$62,010
1.40% -
2018
$61,140
0.21% -
2017
$61,010
3.39% -
2016
$58,940
0.71% -
2015
$58,520
2.24% -
2014
$57,210
2.32% -
2013
$55,880
3.47% -
2012
$53,940
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of human resources specialists in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of human resources specialists in state of Texas ranges from $44,280 to $64,150. The highest paying area for human resources specialists in Texas is Dallas-Plano-Irving with a median annual salary of $64,150. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (mean annual salary $63,800). The lowest paying area is Laredo with a median annual salary of $44,280.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$64,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$63,800
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$62,800
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$62,120
Midland
$61,790
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$61,720
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$60,500
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,580
Fort Worth-Arlington
$58,320
Odessa
$58,060
Corpus Christi
$57,370
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$57,340
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$55,000
Amarillo
$54,890
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$54,340
San Angelo
$53,760
Longview
$53,610
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$53,450
College Station-Bryan
$53,210
Victoria
$52,580
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,360
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,000
Wichita Falls
$51,420
Texarkana-Texarkana
$51,160
Abilene
$50,910
Lubbock
$50,900
Waco
$50,480
Sherman-Denison
$48,460
Tyler
$48,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$47,320
El Paso
$47,290
Brownsville-Harlingen
$45,670
Laredo
$44,280