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Human Resources Specialist Salary in Salt Lake City, Utah

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, Utah

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,120
25th Percentile Wage
$46,110
50th Percentile Wage
$60,470
75th Percentile Wage
$85,490
90th Percentile Wage
$107,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,120.

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
$60,470
0.18% 19.13%
2021
$60,360
3.05% -
2020
$58,520
10.06% -
2019
$52,630
-0.67% -
2018
$52,980
3.36% -
2017
$51,200
-10.90% -
2016
$56,780
2.18% -
2015
$55,540
0.25% -
2014
$55,400
8.07% -
2013
$50,930
3.99% -
2012
$48,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Salt Lake City with Other Utah Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,470, Salt Lake City is the second highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of Utah, following the highest paying city West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $70,140). Compared with West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in Salt Lake City is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
$70,140
Salt Lake City
$60,470
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$59,570
Ogden-Clearfield
$57,880
Provo-Orem
$55,000
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$53,720
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
$53,220
Logan
$52,430
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$48,810
South Western Utah nonmetropolitan area
$48,700
St George
$48,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah.