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SALARY SURVEYS
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
Net (after tax)
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$83,911 USD£66,319 GBPNew York City $105,912 USD |
$52,000 USD£41,098 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Human Resources / United States is $83,911 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 938 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $104,200 USD. Women receive a salary of $80,900 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $146,700 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $98,400 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $105,800 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $101,700 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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1 |
100%
0.11% |
$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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7 |
99.89%
0.75% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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13 |
99.15%
1.39% |
$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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30 |
97.76%
3.2% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
|
43 |
94.56%
4.58% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
|
58 |
89.98%
6.18% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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49 |
83.8%
5.22% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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70 |
78.57%
7.46% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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34 |
71.11%
3.62% |
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
|
61 |
67.48%
6.5% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
|
51 |
60.98%
5.44% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
|
66 |
55.54%
7.04% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
|
43 |
48.51%
4.58% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
|
45 |
43.92%
4.8% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
|
37 |
39.13%
3.94% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
|
35 |
35.18%
3.73% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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22 |
31.45%
2.35% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
|
59 |
29.1%
6.29% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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15 |
22.81%
1.6% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
|
21 |
21.22%
2.24% |
$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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17 |
18.98%
1.81% |
$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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21 |
17.16%
2.24% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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8 |
14.93%
0.85% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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11 |
14.07%
1.17% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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13 |
12.9%
1.39% |
$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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13 |
11.51%
1.39% |
$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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3 |
10.13%
0.32% |
HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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22 |
9.81%
2.35% |
$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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7 |
7.46%
0.75% |
$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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15 |
6.72%
1.6% |
$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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13 |
5.12%
1.39% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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5 |
3.73%
0.53% |
$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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14 |
3.2%
1.49% |
$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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2 |
1.71%
0.21% |
$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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1 |
1.49%
0.11% |
$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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1 |
1.39%
0.11% |
$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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2 |
1.28%
0.21% |
$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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10 |
1.07%
1.07% |
# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Doctorate Degree | 16 | $146,700 USD |
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2 | Masters Degree | 262 | $98,400 USD |
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3 | Bachelors Degree | 464 | $81,000 USD |
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4 | Bellow H. School | 4 | $74,100 USD |
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5 | Some College | 151 | $66,600 USD |
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6 | High School | 41 | $64,800 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 196 | $105,800 USD |
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2 | 16-20 Years | 129 | $101,700 USD |
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3 | 12-16 Years | 133 | $95,700 USD |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 151 | $84,100 USD |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 138 | $70,500 USD |
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6 | 2-4 Years | 88 | $58,300 USD |
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7 | 1-2 Years | 53 | $48,800 USD |
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8 | 0-1 Year | 50 | $39,500 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 61-65 | 35 | $115,600 USD |
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2 | 46-50 | 136 | $103,100 USD |
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3 | 51-55 | 84 | $99,300 USD |
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4 | 41-45 | 117 | $90,500 USD |
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5 | 36-40 | 121 | $88,800 USD |
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6 | 56-60 | 62 | $87,800 USD |
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7 | 66-70 | 9 | $87,400 USD |
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8 | 31-35 | 110 | $84,400 USD |
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9 | n/a | 130 | $63,200 USD |
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10 | 26-30 | 80 | $60,300 USD |
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11 | 21-25 | 44 | $46,300 USD |
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12 | 14-20 | 10 | $38,700 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 16 | $86,200 USD |
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2 | Permanent | 872 | $85,300 USD |
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3 | Contract | 29 | $69,300 USD |
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4 | Part Time | 21 | $44,400 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Delaware | 1 | $170,000 USD |
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2 | Alaska | 2 | $120,000 USD |
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3 | South Carolina | 1 | $102,600 USD |
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4 | New York State | 57 | $101,300 USD |
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5 | Illinois | 29 | $98,000 USD |
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6 | California | 128 | $96,700 USD |
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7 | Texas | 90 | $96,300 USD |
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8 | New Jersey | 12 | $91,700 USD |
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9 | West Virginia | 2 | $90,000 USD |
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10 | Missouri | 16 | $89,300 USD |
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11 | Wisconsin | 14 | $88,600 USD |
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12 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 43 | $87,900 USD |
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13 | Georgia | 28 | $86,000 USD |
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14 | Michigan | 34 | $85,500 USD |
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15 | North Carolina | 40 | $84,100 USD |
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16 | Nevada | 6 | $83,900 USD |
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17 | Virginia | 12 | $82,500 USD |
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18 | Indiana | 12 | $81,800 USD |
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19 | Washington State | 27 | $81,400 USD |
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20 | Tennessee | 18 | $80,800 USD |
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21 | Massachusetts | 23 | $80,100 USD |
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22 | Pennsylvania | 24 | $78,000 USD |
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23 | Arizona | 18 | $76,400 USD |
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24 | Colorado | 26 | $75,600 USD |
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25 | Florida | 50 | $75,100 USD |
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26 | Minnesota | 17 | $73,200 USD |
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27 | Maine | 5 | $72,000 USD |
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28 | Arkansas | 4 | $69,900 USD |
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29 | Ohio | 29 | $69,400 USD |
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30 | Alabama | 9 | $68,200 USD |
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31 | Oklahoma | 13 | $68,000 USD |
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32 | Kentucky | 10 | $67,700 USD |
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33 | New Mexico | 3 | $67,000 USD |
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34 | Iowa | 11 | $65,100 USD |
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35 | North Dakota | 1 | $65,000 USD |
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36 | Louisiana | 10 | $63,300 USD |
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37 | Nebraska | 3 | $63,200 USD |
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38 | Utah | 13 | $63,000 USD |
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39 | Maryland | 12 | $62,500 USD |
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40 | Montana | 5 | $62,400 USD |
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41 | Idaho | 3 | $60,000 USD |
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42 | Oregon | 8 | $58,700 USD |
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43 | Hawaii | 2 | $55,000 USD |
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44 | Mississippi | 2 | $54,000 USD |
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45 | Connecticut | 4 | $49,900 USD |
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46 | Kansas | 1 | $46,700 USD |
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47 | South Dakota | 2 | $44,700 USD |
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48 | New Hampshire | 2 | $40,000 USD |
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49 | Wyoming | 1 | $39,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Fort Worth | 6 | $133,300 USD |
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2 | San Jose | 10 | $125,300 USD |
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3 | Memphis | 4 | $125,000 USD |
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4 | Anaheim | 4 | $118,800 USD |
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5 | Austin | 10 | $116,200 USD |
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6 | Dallas | 22 | $106,200 USD |
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7 | New York City | 45 | $105,900 USD |
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8 | San Francisco | 35 | $104,800 USD |
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9 | Los Angeles | 34 | $103,400 USD |
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10 | Irvine | 5 | $103,000 USD |
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11 | Chicago | 29 | $98,000 USD |
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12 | Kansas City | 8 | $95,800 USD |
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13 | Detroit | 23 | $95,500 USD |
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14 | Jersey City | 4 | $93,900 USD |
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15 | Newark | 8 | $90,600 USD |
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16 | Houston | 37 | $90,400 USD |
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17 | Atlanta | 26 | $89,400 USD |
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18 | Raleigh | 20 | $88,700 USD |
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19 | Cleveland | 5 | $88,500 USD |
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20 | Milwaukee | 11 | $88,100 USD |
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21 | Washington DC | 43 | $87,900 USD |
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22 | Tampa | 9 | $86,100 USD |
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23 | Miami | 16 | $84,000 USD |
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24 | Las Vegas | 4 | $83,900 USD |
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25 | Seattle | 24 | $83,800 USD |
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26 | St. Louis | 8 | $82,900 USD |
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27 | Boston | 21 | $82,000 USD |
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28 | San Antonio | 6 | $80,900 USD |
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29 | Indianapolis | 9 | $79,100 USD |
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30 | Phoenix | 11 | $78,900 USD |
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31 | Philadelphia | 17 | $78,700 USD |
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32 | Charlotte | 12 | $78,600 USD |
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33 | Peoria | 4 | $77,500 USD |
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34 | Sacramento | 11 | $76,600 USD |
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35 | Richmond | 7 | $76,600 USD |
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36 | Pittsburgh | 7 | $76,300 USD |
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37 | Denver | 24 | $76,100 USD |
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38 | --Other-- | 55 | $74,800 USD |
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39 | San Diego | 11 | $74,400 USD |
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40 | Minneapolis | 17 | $73,200 USD |
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41 | Fort Lauderdale | 6 | $72,200 USD |
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42 | Portland, Maine | 5 | $72,000 USD |
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43 | Baton Rouge | 5 | $70,600 USD |
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44 | Toledo | 5 | $68,500 USD |
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45 | Nashville | 6 | $67,700 USD |
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46 | Rochester | 8 | $67,600 USD |
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47 | Akron | 9 | $66,700 USD |
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48 | Oklahoma City | 11 | $65,800 USD |
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49 | Louisville | 8 | $65,800 USD |
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50 | Des Moines | 11 | $65,100 USD |
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51 | Grand Rapids | 11 | $64,500 USD |
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52 | Orlando | 15 | $63,900 USD |
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53 | Salt Lake City | 13 | $63,000 USD |
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54 | Baltimore | 12 | $62,500 USD |
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55 | Billings, Montana | 5 | $62,400 USD |
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56 | Tallahassee | 4 | $61,500 USD |
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57 | Cincinnati | 6 | $61,000 USD |
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58 | Portland, Oregon | 8 | $58,700 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Human Resources Manager | 433 | $94,000 USD |
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2 | Other Human Resource Career | 195 | $91,000 USD |
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3 | Human Resource | 132 | $79,100 USD |
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4 | Human Resource Hunter | 36 | $69,100 USD |
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5 | Human Resource Administrator | 69 | $58,800 USD |
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6 | Human Resource Coordinator | 73 | $44,900 USD |
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What I do?
"Benefits, recruiting, LOA, Orientation, DOT files."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Milwaukee | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $77,000 USD |
What I do?
"Total Rewards, Remuneration Review, Benchmarking, Market Data."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Denver | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $124,000 USD |
What I do?
"Managing people."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boston | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Human Resource Senior Manager."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $110,000 USD |
What I do?
"Talent acquisition."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $130,000 USD |
What I do?
"Payroll, Benefits,."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
St. Louis | Some College | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $44,200 USD |
What I do?
"Housing and resources monetary assistance."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Phoenix | Some College | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $45,000 USD |
What I do?
"California Expertise."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Sacramento | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $103,000 USD |
What I do?
"Career advice, payroll, benefits, time entry, employee engagement."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Fort Lauderdale | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Learning and leadership development."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Doctorate Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | $269,900 USD |
What I do?
"Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of private sector organization, overseeing multiple departments. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Madison | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $66,000 USD |
What I do?
"Talent Acquisition, onboarding, training, employee relations, compensation, benefits."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $170,000 USD |
What I do?
"HR Manager duties."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Miami | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $115,000 USD |
What I do?
"Employee Evaluation, Applicant Assessment, Personnel Management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $90,000 USD |
What I do?
"All HR areas."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Atlanta | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | $104,000 USD |
What I do?
"CEO of HR support organization."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Memphis | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | $349,900 USD |
What I do?
"Head of talent/recruitment activities. oversite of a team of 9. support corp and ops in all things talent and recruitment."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $180,000 USD |
What I do?
"Everything HR related."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Dallas | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $186,900 USD |
What I do?
"SHRM-CP."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Denver | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $67,500 USD |
What I do?
"Benefits, recruiting, employee relations, performance management, compensation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 12-16 Years | Expert | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Recruit."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Baltimore | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $72,500 USD |
What I do?
"Administrate benefits for clients."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Salt Lake City | Masters Degree | 0-1 Year | Advanced | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Global Compensation and HRIS."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Raleigh | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $137,500 USD |
What I do?
"Compensation Studies, HRIS, Handbook development, performance management, etc."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Portland, Maine | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"Contracts, Hiring, Salary Payments, Performance, Wellness, Onboarding, Offboarding, Tax and Audit Support."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Anaheim | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"Creating policies, full cycle recruiting, leading a team of 2."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
St. Louis | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $140,000 USD |
What I do?
"Compensation, Policies, Benefits, Payroll."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Denver | Some College | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $55,000 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boise | High School | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | $66,000 USD |
What I do?
"SPHR skills."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"International/global."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $162,000 USD |
What I do?
"Recruiting technical talent for technical roles at tech and non tech companies."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $350,000 USD |
What I do?
"Oversee global HR."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Chicago | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"All compensation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Irvine | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $185,000 USD |
What I do?
"All aspects of HR and supervision of staff."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Baltimore | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"Human Resources."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Tallahassee | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Market Pricing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Wilmington, Delaware | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $170,000 USD |
What I do?
"Recruiting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $70,000 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Las Vegas | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $70,700 USD |
What I do?
"Employment law."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Francisco | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Advice, recruit, onboarding, orientation, discipline, mentoring, coaching, reporting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kansas City | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $105,000 USD |
What I do?
"Strategy, Organizational Development, M&A, Executive Compensation, Talent Management & Succession."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $216,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage employee lifecycle, Talent Acquisition, Talent Mgrt, Total Rewards."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $118,600 USD |
What I do?
"General HR."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $95,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manager recruiting team."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $95,000 USD |
What I do?
"Responsible for managing/delivering on all aspects of HR - compensation/benefits, training and development, employee relations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"RECRUITMENT, HR."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $75,000 USD |
What I do?
"Hr Generalist."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Sacramento | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $41,000 USD |
What I do?
"Human Resources Employee Relations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Newark | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $82,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lead Human Resources function, employee relations, immigration, benefits, recruiting, performance, policy, procedure."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Jose | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Program Management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Phoenix | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $55,000 USD |