The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources specialists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $43,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,670.
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 | $72,240 | 3.39% | 21.37% |
| 2021 | $69,790 | 2.13% | - |
| 2020 | $68,300 | -9.06% | - |
| 2019 | $74,490 | 0.54% | - |
| 2018 | $74,090 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $72,680 | 2.79% | - |
| 2016 | $70,650 | 16.12% | - |
| 2015 | $59,260 | 5.55% | - |
| 2014 | $55,970 | 7.09% | - |
| 2013 | $52,000 | -9.23% | - |
| 2012 | $56,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,240 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.