HR Specialist Salary by State
All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for human resources specialists. The national median is $75,940. ← Back to HR Specialist overview
| # | State | Relative pay | Median / yr | Median / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $110,970 | $53.35 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $85,630 | $41.17 | |
| 3 | Washington | $84,550 | $40.65 | |
| 4 | New York | $84,380 | $40.57 | |
| 5 | Maryland | $83,910 | $40.34 | |
| 6 | California | $83,500 | $40.14 | |
| 7 | Connecticut | $82,890 | $39.85 | |
| 8 | Virginia | $82,090 | $39.47 | |
| 9 | Colorado | $80,840 | $38.86 | |
| 10 | New Jersey | $80,690 | $38.80 | |
| 11 | Minnesota | $78,760 | $37.87 | |
| 12 | Oregon | $78,060 | $37.53 | |
| 13 | Vermont | $77,800 | $37.40 | |
| 14 | Delaware | $77,700 | $37.36 | |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $77,560 | $37.29 | |
| 16 | Alaska | $76,990 | $37.02 | |
| 17 | Illinois | $76,820 | $36.93 | |
| 18 | North Dakota | $75,630 | $36.36 | |
| 19 | Hawaii | $73,750 | $35.46 | |
| 20 | North Carolina | $73,070 | $35.13 | |
| 21 | Utah | $71,750 | $34.49 | |
| 22 | Maine | $71,630 | $34.44 | |
| 23 | Nevada | $71,610 | $34.43 | |
| 24 | Arizona | $71,390 | $34.32 | |
| 25 | Kansas | $70,870 | $34.07 | |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $70,840 | $34.06 | |
| 27 | Georgia | $70,570 | $33.93 | |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $70,540 | $33.91 | |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $70,450 | $33.87 | |
| 30 | Ohio | $70,180 | $33.74 | |
| 31 | Michigan | $69,520 | $33.42 | |
| 32 | Kentucky | $69,010 | $33.18 | |
| 33 | Texas | $68,920 | $33.14 | |
| 34 | New Mexico | $68,050 | $32.72 | |
| 35 | South Dakota | $67,590 | $32.50 | |
| 36 | Tennessee | $67,370 | $32.39 | |
| 37 | Missouri | $66,990 | $32.21 | |
| 38 | Wyoming | $66,970 | $32.20 | |
| 39 | West Virginia | $66,860 | $32.14 | |
| 40 | Iowa | $66,710 | $32.07 | |
| 41 | Florida | $66,410 | $31.93 | |
| 42 | Indiana | $65,600 | $31.54 | |
| 43 | South Carolina | $65,370 | $31.43 | |
| 44 | Idaho | $64,990 | $31.25 | |
| 45 | Alabama | $64,940 | $31.22 | |
| 46 | Montana | $63,790 | $30.67 | |
| 47 | Nebraska | $61,930 | $29.77 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $61,630 | $29.63 | |
| 49 | Louisiana | $61,300 | $29.47 | |
| 50 | Mississippi | $60,300 | $28.99 | |
| 51 | Arkansas | $55,010 | $26.45 |