The annual salary statistics of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $37,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,800 | 5.08% | 18.29% |
| 2021 | $47,270 | 1.90% | - |
| 2020 | $46,370 | 1.10% | - |
| 2019 | $45,860 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $44,160 | 4.46% | - |
| 2017 | $42,190 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $41,160 | 1.85% | - |
| 2015 | $40,400 | -1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $40,850 | -0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $41,210 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $40,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,800, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $50,820). Compared with Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, the median annual salary of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.