The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $35,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,010.
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 | $51,820 | 4.96% | 23.64% |
| 2021 | $49,250 | -9.58% | - |
| 2020 | $53,970 | -0.28% | - |
| 2019 | $54,120 | -5.73% | - |
| 2018 | $57,220 | 2.15% | - |
| 2017 | $55,990 | -5.80% | - |
| 2016 | $59,240 | 6.87% | - |
| 2015 | $55,170 | 21.70% | - |
| 2014 | $43,200 | 7.15% | - |
| 2013 | $40,110 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $39,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,820 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Huntington-Ashland is 38.4 percent (38.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.