The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists 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 | $43,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $106,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,010.
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 | $66,820 | 5.03% | 16.52% |
| 2021 | $63,460 | 0.30% | - |
| 2020 | $63,270 | 3.59% | - |
| 2019 | $61,000 | 0.28% | - |
| 2018 | $60,830 | 1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $59,630 | 2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $57,900 | 0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $57,760 | 0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $57,510 | 1.37% | - |
| 2013 | $56,720 | 1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $55,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,820 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.