Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 472 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $65,830 550
San Francisco, CA $64,350 1,520
Vallejo, CA $61,980 80
Santa Cruz, CA $61,450 60
District of Columbia $60,960 760
Boulder, CO $60,230 60

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $57,550 110
      Alaska $56,150 270
      Anchorage, AK $52,690 140
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $48,040 160
      Auburn, AL $44,710 30
      Southeast Alabama $40,890 40
      Birmingham, AL $40,350 120
      Huntsville, AL $40,000 70
      Alabama $39,560 770
      Tuscaloosa, AL $39,280 40
      Mobile, AL $38,590 80
      Northeast Alabama $38,030 50
      Daphne, AL $37,360 30
      Southwest Alabama $34,460 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $44,850 910
      Fayetteville, AR $44,850 430
      Little Rock, AR $42,500 210
      West Arkansas $42,130 30
      North Arkansas $39,010 60
      South Arkansas $38,900 40
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,360 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $49,420 1,190
      Arizona $48,720 1,560
      Tucson, AZ $47,180 170
      Arizona $45,980 40
      Flagstaff, AZ $45,450 40
      Yuma, AZ $39,620 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $65,830 550
      San Francisco, CA $64,350 1,520
      Vallejo, CA $61,980 80
      Santa Cruz, CA $61,450 60
      San Luis Obispo, CA $58,770 60
      Riverside, CA $58,040 1,320
      Santa Rosa, CA $57,730 100
      Napa, CA $57,350 50
      Stockton, CA $57,060 250
      Oxnard, CA $56,990 200
      California $56,860 11,790
      Sacramento, CA $56,310 750
      Los Angeles, CA $55,880 3,990
      Santa Maria, CA $55,610 120
      San Diego, CA $54,430 1,210
      Modesto, CA $54,230 120
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $54,080 30
      Chico, CA $53,890 60
      North Coast Region of California $51,510 50
      Merced, CA $51,060 60
      Salinas, CA $50,760 90
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $50,670 60
      Yuba City, CA $50,400 30
      Bakersfield, CA $50,160 230
      Visalia, CA $50,130 90
      Fresno, CA $49,500 280
      Redding, CA $48,220 30
      El Centro, CA $47,300 40
      Hanford, CA $39,690 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $60,230 60
      Fort Collins, CO $53,810 100
      Denver, CO $53,770 1,060
      Northwest Colorado $53,100 60
      Colorado $52,960 1,770
      Greeley, CO $52,510 70
      Grand Junction, CO $50,190 40
      Colorado Springs, CO $49,750 250
      Southwest Colorado $48,710 40
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $48,690 40
      Pueblo, CO $47,140 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $56,690 110
      Connecticut $51,310 790
      New Haven, CT $51,310 —
      Hartford, CT $50,720 280
      Waterbury, CT $50,560 140
      Norwich, CT $49,180 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $58,130 1,920
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $50,410 290
      Dover, DE $50,410 50
      Sussex Delaware $45,760 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Palm Bay, FL $50,700 100
      Crestview, FL $50,650 30
      Tampa, FL $50,120 690
      Naples, FL $48,970 30
      Jacksonville, FL $47,340 360
      Miami, FL $46,590 1,380
      Florida $46,580 4,520
      Orlando, FL $46,440 560
      Deltona, FL $46,320 80
      North Port, FL $45,830 100
      Lakeland, FL $45,810 160
      Cape Coral, FL $45,550 90
      Port St. Lucie, FL $45,170 60
      North Florida $44,850 30
      Gainesville, FL $43,100 110
      Ocala, FL $43,000 40
      Tallahassee, FL $42,840 110
      Pensacola, FL $39,560 250
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $53,200 40
      Atlanta, GA $47,920 1,290
      North Georgia $47,640 110
      Columbus, GA-AL $46,610 140
      Georgia $46,200 2,360
      Warner Robins, GA $45,900 40
      Athens, GA $43,820 40
      Gainesville, GA $43,070 30
      Savannah, GA $42,840 90
      Augusta, GA-SC $42,350 110
      Dalton, GA $42,000 30
      Macon, GA $41,640 30
      Valdosta, GA $39,060 30
      South Georgia $38,630 80
      Albany, GA $38,500 30
      Middle Georgia $38,240 80
      East Georgia $35,480 50
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $35,990 100
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $47,880 40
      Hawaii / Kauai $47,140 60
      Hawaii $46,600 510
      Urban Honolulu, HI $45,990 400
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $50,590 40
      Waterloo, IA $49,970 40
      Southeast Iowa $48,220 120
      Des Moines, IA $48,010 380
      Davenport, IA-IL $47,510 150
      Iowa $46,320 1,100
      Southwest Iowa $46,280 50
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,010 30
      Northwest Iowa $45,760 50
      Ames, IA $45,510 30
      Northeast Iowa $44,430 40
      Cedar Rapids, IA $39,450 100
      Dubuque, IA $35,970 100
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $52,010 30
      Boise City, ID $49,000 150
      Idaho $47,540 260
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IL $52,640 80
      Springfield, IL $50,610 70
      Chicago, IL-IN $50,460 2,270
      Illinois $49,500 3,190
      East Central Illinois $49,400 60
      Peoria, IL $49,370 80
      Northwest Illinois $49,310 60
      Champaign, IL $47,360 40
      South Illinois $47,130 60
      Rockford, IL $46,140 80
      West Central Illinois $44,190 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $47,940 40
      South Bend, IN-MI $47,040 60
      Southern Indiana $46,320 60
      Indiana $45,520 1,850
      Fort Wayne, IN $45,440 70
      Evansville, IN $45,130 60
      Indianapolis, IN $44,550 1,000
      Northern Indiana $44,550 80
      Lafayette, IN $44,510 50
      Terre Haute, IN $43,700 40
      Bloomington, IN $42,970 40
      Central Indiana $42,640 80
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $51,310 110
      Manhattan, KS $47,490 90
      Kansas $46,750 690
      Wichita, KS $44,710 130
      Kansas $40,750 140
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elizabethtown, KY $53,910 240
      Lexington, KY $49,250 150
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,560 380
      Kentucky $48,530 1,280
      Bowling Green, KY $44,120 50
      Central Kentucky $44,120 80
      West Kentucky $41,590 70
      East Kentucky $40,990 40
      South Central Kentucky $40,880 90
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $46,560 200
      Monroe, LA $46,500 30
      Baton Rouge, LA $46,280 190
      Shreveport, LA $44,150 70
      Louisiana $43,930 790
      Lafayette, LA $41,680 40
      Central Louisiana $41,610 40
      Slidell, LA $41,600 40
      Houma, LA $36,910 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $55,650 920
      Massachusetts $54,790 1,000
      Worcester, MA $53,420 80
      Springfield, MA $52,560 80
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $56,720 50
      Baltimore, MD $53,420 940
      Maryland $52,310 1,970
      Salisbury, MD $51,700 70
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $50,600 60
      Maryland $43,830 80
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $49,120 200
      Maine $47,450 420
      Lewiston, ME $47,000 40
      Bangor, ME $46,920 50
      Northeast Maine $45,940 30
      Southwest Maine $44,970 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $50,420 110
      Ann Arbor, MI $49,760 140
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $49,000 40
      Saginaw, MI $47,320 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $47,280 230
      Michigan $45,960 2,230
      Detroit, MI $45,920 1,060
      Flint, MI $45,910 80
      Mid Michigan $44,880 50
      Northern Michigan $44,710 50
      Kalamazoo, MI $43,930 70
      Southern Michigan $40,800 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $58,780 190
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $54,120 2,280
      Minnesota $52,860 3,300
      Northeast Minnesota $52,640 30
      Mankato, MN $51,210 60
      Southeast Minnesota $50,610 140
      Southwest Minnesota $49,280 110
      St. Cloud, MN $48,990 120
      Duluth, MN-WI $48,030 140
      Northwest Minnesota $47,930 150
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $50,530 450
      Columbia, MO $48,400 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $48,190 520
      Joplin, MO-KS $46,350 30
      Missouri $45,860 1,310
      Central Missouri $45,300 100
      Southwest Missouri $44,120 50
      Jefferson City, MO $43,470 80
      North Missouri $42,890 30
      Southeast Missouri $42,890 80
      Springfield, MO $38,950 130
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $49,000 170
      Jackson, MS $45,390 210
      Mississippi $43,420 780
      West Delta Mississippi $42,340 50
      Lower West Mississippi $41,640 50
      Lower East Mississippi $41,350 40
      Upper East Mississippi $39,680 90
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $48,710 160
      Billings, MT $47,870 40
      Helena, MT $45,700 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $51,190 160
      Rocky Mount, NC $49,760 30
      Raleigh, NC $48,880 370
      Charlotte, NC-SC $48,860 760
      Goldsboro, NC $47,950 30
      Greensboro, NC $47,630 160
      Asheville, NC $47,240 110
      Pinehurst, NC $47,180 30
      North Carolina $47,160 2,760
      Greenville, NC $46,570 40
      Burlington, NC $46,410 40
      Fayetteville, NC $46,130 180
      Wilmington, NC $45,990 70
      Western North Carolina $45,890 130
      Central North Carolina $44,610 130
      Jacksonville, NC $44,120 50
      Winston, NC $43,770 150
      Hickory, NC $41,350 90
      Eastern North Carolina $41,150 120
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $50,020 100
      Fargo, ND-MN $47,130 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $49,180 230
      Lincoln, NE $46,360 130
      Nebraska $46,200 480
      Northeast Nebraska $42,980 50
      South Nebraska $41,530 60
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $53,810 80
      Manchester, NH $51,790 130
      New Hampshire $51,600 550
      Southwestern New Hampshire $47,790 40
      Central New Hampshire $46,020 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $52,100 340
      New Jersey $49,920 4,780
      Vineland, NJ $49,610 60
      Atlantic City, NJ $47,830 130
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $50,480 40
      Albuquerque, NM $47,510 420
      New Mexico $46,140 640
      Las Cruces, NM $44,750 40
      Eastern New Mexico $43,810 60
      Northern New Mexico $42,380 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $48,160 30
      Nevada $47,080 1,150
      Reno, NV $47,080 180
      Las Vegas, NV $47,060 880
      Carson City, NV $45,010 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $53,650 7,410
      New York $53,250 7,470
      Albany, NY $53,010 770
      Binghamton, NY $52,850 90
      Kiryas Joel, NY $52,000 230
      Glens Falls, NY $51,050 50
      Watertown, NY $50,650 30
      Syracuse, NY $49,550 240
      Capital/Northern New York $49,490 130
      Kingston, NY $49,420 30
      Buffalo, NY $49,140 490
      Ithaca, NY $48,710 60
      Elmira, NY $48,620 50
      Utica, NY $48,530 100
      Southwest New York $48,420 150
      Rochester, NY $47,880 500
      Central East New York $47,800 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $50,670 150
      Cleveland, OH $50,610 540
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,250 590
      Columbus, OH $50,180 540
      Akron, OH $49,380 150
      Ohio $49,040 2,730
      Toledo, OH $48,380 150
      West Northwestern Ohio $48,210 120
      Southern Ohio $46,220 80
      Canton, OH $46,210 80
      Eastern Ohio $46,050 80
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,460 130
      Youngstown, OH $42,830 60
      Sandusky, OH $39,850 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $50,650 70
      Northeast Oklahoma $46,650 50
      Oklahoma $45,570 710
      Tulsa, OK $44,580 140
      Oklahoma City, OK $43,830 310
      Southeast Oklahoma $42,720 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Corvallis, OR $58,140 40
      Albany, OR $52,000 30
      Bend, OR $51,910 50
      Portland, OR-WA $51,810 740
      Oregon $51,070 1,150
      Medford, OR $49,270 40
      Coast Oregon $48,490 70
      Eugene, OR $47,660 60
      Salem, OR $47,600 120
      Eastern Oregon $46,210 60
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $60,960 760
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      State College, PA $53,170 70
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,390 1,730
      Chambersburg, PA $50,070 40
      Lebanon, PA $49,960 40
      Reading, PA $49,920 90
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $49,800 40
      Allentown, PA-NJ $49,460 190
      Harrisburg, PA $47,840 250
      Pennsylvania $47,730 2,890
      Scranton, PA $47,630 140
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $47,460 70
      Lancaster, PA $46,750 110
      Altoona, PA $46,280 30
      York, PA $46,020 100
      Central Pennsylvania $45,910 100
      Erie, PA $45,850 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $45,260 550
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $44,930 60
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $27,510 950
      Aguadilla, PR $24,690 60
      Ponce, PR $23,690 70
      Arecibo, PR $23,470 30
      Mayaguez, PR $21,910 50
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $53,230 190
      Providence, RI-MA $51,340 240
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern South Carolina $46,390 60
      Florence, SC $44,500 50
      Columbia, SC $44,120 330
      Charleston, SC $44,060 180
      Spartanburg, SC $44,000 70
      South Carolina $43,970 1,210
      Greenville, SC $42,890 170
      Myrtle Beach, SC $40,010 50
      Northeastern South Carolina $38,360 30
      Hilton Head Island, SC $37,530 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $44,930 40
      South Dakota $41,570 220
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $40,610 120
      West South Dakota $40,160 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,540 980
      Morristown, TN $46,450 30
      Nashville, TN $46,020 1,440
      Knoxville, TN $44,890 470
      Tennessee $44,680 4,260
      Cleveland, TN $44,260 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $43,880 90
      East Tennessee $43,700 90
      Clarksville, TN-KY $43,480 110
      Jackson, TN $42,890 70
      North Central Tennessee $42,470 120
      West Tennessee $42,340 100
      Johnson City, TN $42,270 80
      South Central Tennessee $42,250 100
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $37,910 310
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $51,200 1,710
      Abilene, TX $48,350 30
      Midland, TX $48,320 40
      San Antonio, TX $48,210 680
      Killeen, TX $47,290 130
      Houston, TX $47,110 1,250
      Austin, TX $46,760 570
      Wichita Falls, TX $45,970 50
      Texas $45,470 6,300
      Waco, TX $44,790 40
      Amarillo, TX $43,410 30
      North Region of Texas $42,810 80
      El Paso, TX $40,270 200
      Corpus Christi, TX $40,210 50
      Tyler, TX $39,960 30
      Longview, TX $39,560 40
      Lubbock, TX $38,480 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $38,010 110
      Beaumont, TX $37,260 80
      Brownsville, TX $37,200 80
      Eastern Region of Texas $36,190 30
      McAllen, TX $35,760 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $33,990 70
      Northwestern Region of Texas $33,990 110
      Laredo, TX $33,420 40
      College Station, TX $25,650 170
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $49,980 90
      Utah $47,120 570
      Salt Lake City, UT $47,050 290
      Provo, UT $45,910 80
      High Desert Utah $45,460 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winchester, VA-WV $55,910 70
      Richmond, VA $53,000 500
      Blacksburg, VA $50,480 50
      Virginia $50,480 2,240
      Lynchburg, VA $48,670 30
      Harrisonburg, VA $48,260 70
      Charlottesville, VA $47,900 80
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $46,800 520
      Southside Virginia $45,220 50
      Southwest Virginia $44,970 40
      Roanoke, VA $42,180 80
      Southern West Virginia $41,210 40
      West Virginia $38,810 580
      Northern West Virginia $37,270 90
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $41,190 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $50,710 50
      Vermont $49,070 150
      Southern Vermont $45,200 40
      Northern Vermont $45,060 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $57,600 1,660
      Washington $54,980 2,810
      Kennewick, WA $52,530 120
      Bremerton, WA $52,260 120
      Western Washington $52,030 80
      Bellingham, WA $51,370 60
      Mount Vernon, WA $51,270 40
      Olympia, WA $50,960 80
      Wenatchee, WA $50,660 30
      Spokane, WA $49,180 190
      Eastern Washington $47,820 110
      Yakima, WA $46,990 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kenosha, WI $56,770 40
      Racine, WI $52,540 40
      Madison, WI $51,480 250
      Milwaukee, WI $51,310 560
      Janesville, WI $49,990 40
      Western Wisconsin $49,920 90
      Wisconsin $49,050 1,940
      Eau Claire, WI $48,980 60
      Sheboygan, WI $48,400 30
      Green Bay, WI $48,200 120
      Oshkosh, WI $47,850 100
      La Crosse, WI-MN $47,830 50
      Northeastern Wisconsin $47,830 120
      Wausau, WI $47,440 50
      Appleton, WI $47,130 60
      South Central Wisconsin $46,650 110
      Fond du Lac, WI $45,700 30
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Parkersburg, WV $49,000 70
      Beckley, WV $40,010 30
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $38,780 80
      Wheeling, WV-OH $38,560 30
      Charleston, WV $37,460 160
      Morgantown, WV $37,040 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $50,350 70