The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers 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 $170,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $105,390 | 3.61% | 10.27% |
| 2018 | $101,590 | -1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $102,900 | 5.69% | - |
| 2016 | $97,050 | 2.89% | - |
| 2015 | $94,250 | 0.79% | - |
| 2014 | $93,510 | -4.62% | - |
| 2013 | $97,830 | 3.33% | - |
| 2012 | $94,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,390 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.