Human Resources Manager salary

Q: What state pays Human Resources Managers the most?

Washington pays Human Resources Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $95,730 per year, or $46.02 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Human Resources Manager?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Human Resources Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $90,216 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Human Resources Manager?

A good starting salary for a human resources manager is $52,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a human resources manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for human resources managers is $79,016, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a human resources manager can vary by state.

Q: Do human resources managers make good money?

Yes, human resources managers make good money. The median salary for a human resources manager is over $100,000. However, several variables contribute to the salary of a human resources manager. These variables include company size, location, and experience.

Q: How much does a human resource manager make a year?

Human resources managers make $115,000 a year, on average. There is a wide range of what a human resources manager can make, but you can expect to make between $68,000 and $200,000 in a year in this role.

Q: Where do HR managers make the most money?

Human resources (HR) managers make the most money at large companies in the northeast region of the United States. New Jersey, Rhode Island, and New York are the states that typically pay HR managers the most.

Average human resources manager salary

$80,442

$38.67 hourly rate

Entry-level human resources manager salary

$56,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a human resources manager make?

The average human resources manager salary in the United States is $80,442. Human resources manager salaries typically range between $56,000 and $113,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for human resources managers is $38.67 per hour.

Human resources manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Human resources managers earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Human Resources Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Comparably, the average salary for a human resources manager typically falls between $80,442 and $158,415.

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$80,442yearly

glassdoor[1]

$99,679yearly

indeed[2]

$80,663yearly

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$158,415yearly

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$118,738yearly

Average human resources manager salary by state

The average human resources manager salary in Washington, New York, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average human resources manager salary states are Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.

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Highest paying states for human resources managers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington	$95,730	$46.02
2	New York	$90,216	$43.37
3	Nevada	$82,410	$39.62
4	California	$89,937	$43.24
5	Connecticut	$85,399	$41.06
6	Delaware	$79,738	$38.34
7	Rhode Island	$82,700	$39.76
8	Pennsylvania	$80,474	$38.69
9	Massachusetts	$82,675	$39.75
10	Minnesota	$80,271	$38.59
11	Ohio	$78,869	$37.92
12	New Jersey	$89,402	$42.98
13	Vermont	$77,872	$37.44
14	New Hampshire	$77,826	$37.42
15	District of Columbia	$79,765	$38.35
16	West Virginia	$79,539	$38.24
17	Michigan	$78,070	$37.53
18	Oregon	$77,871	$37.44
19	Illinois	$77,628	$37.32
20	Arizona	$75,591	$36.34
21	Virginia	$78,899	$37.93
22	Wisconsin	$75,769	$36.43
23	Indiana	$77,510	$37.26
24	Kentucky	$74,652	$35.89
25	Kansas	$72,382	$34.80
26	South Dakota	$75,229	$36.17
27	Alaska	$74,132	$35.64
28	North Dakota	$73,269	$35.23
29	Maryland	$78,607	$37.79
30	Texas	$73,748	$35.46
31	Tennessee	$69,042	$33.19
32	Wyoming	$67,782	$32.59
33	Hawaii	$65,519	$31.50
34	New Mexico	$73,757	$35.46
35	Idaho	$72,566	$34.89
36	Utah	$70,129	$33.72
37	Colorado	$70,480	$33.88
38	Montana	$66,503	$31.97
39	North Carolina	$67,518	$32.46
40	Georgia	$67,738	$32.57
41	Missouri	$69,872	$33.59
42	Nebraska	$65,282	$31.39
43	Arkansas	$67,738	$32.57
44	Iowa	$67,984	$32.68
45	Maine	$66,601	$32.02
46	Alabama	$66,637	$32.04
47	South Carolina	$61,045	$29.35
48	Mississippi	$60,583	$29.13
49	Oklahoma	$63,254	$30.41
50	Florida	$59,508	$28.61
51	Louisiana	$58,735	$28.24

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Highest paying cities for human resources managers

The highest-paying cities for human resources managers are Sacramento, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Sacramento, CA	$99,996	$48.08
2	Redmond, WA	$96,270	$46.28
3	New York, NY	$90,405	$43.46
4	Edison, NJ	$89,409	$42.99
5	Boston, MA	$82,686	$39.75
6	Las Vegas, NV	$81,274	$39.07
7	Philadelphia, PA	$80,770	$38.83
8	Saint Paul, MN	$80,425	$38.67
9	Arlington, VA	$80,174	$38.55
10	Washington, DC	$79,761	$38.35
11	Cleveland, OH	$79,473	$38.21
12	Baltimore, MD	$78,776	$37.87
13	Detroit, MI	$78,181	$37.59
14	Chicago, IL	$77,883	$37.44
15	Portland, OR	$77,483	$37.25
16	Indianapolis, IN	$77,346	$37.19
17	Phoenix, AZ	$75,813	$36.45
18	Austin, TX	$74,304	$35.72
19	Saint Louis, MO	$71,053	$34.16
20	Denver, CO	$70,469	$33.88

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Human Resources Manager salary details

A human resources manager's salary ranges from $56,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $113,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Human Resources Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a human resources manager's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$113,000	$9,417	$54
75th Percentile	$96,000	$8,000	$46
Average	$80,442	$6,704	$39
25th Percentile	$67,000	$5,583	$32
10th Percentile	$56,000	$4,667	$27

Highest paying human resources manager jobs

The highest paying types of human resources managers are human resources vice president, senior human resources manager, and human resources lead.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Director Of Human Resources	$100,601	$8,383	$48.37	46,924
Human Resources Vice President	$169,647	$14,137	$81.56	74,729
Human Resource Advisor	$78,852	$6,571	$37.91	84,607
Human Resources Business Partner	$86,363	$7,197	$41.52	103,520
Human Resources Supervisor	$64,757	$5,396	$31.13	46,523
Human Resources Consultant	$71,882	$5,990	$34.56	52,761

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Which companies pay human resources managers the most?

Human resources manager salaries at Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company Inc are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average human resources manager salary at companies like Boston Consulting Group and Meta are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Bain & Company	$184,661	$88.78
2	McKinsey & Company Inc	$178,310	$85.73
3	Boston Consulting Group	$169,735	$81.60
4	Meta	$159,291	$76.58
5	Citi	$154,212	$74.14
6	AlixPartners	$149,383	$71.82
7	First Republic Bank	$148,579	$71.43
8	Ernst & Young	$142,046	$68.29
9	Grant Thornton	$139,738	$67.18
10	Wellington Management	$136,945	$65.84
11	Koch Industries	$135,123	$64.96
12	Accenture	$134,711	$64.76
13	RSM US	$134,433	$64.63
14	Abiomed	$132,841	$63.87
15	Intuitive Surgical	$132,773	$63.83
16	Koppers	$132,491	$63.70
17	Netflix	$132,418	$63.66
18	Yelp	$132,164	$63.54
19	Intuit	$131,604	$63.27
20	eBay	$131,461	$63.20

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Human Resources Manager salary by industry

The average human resources manager salary varies across industries:

The average human resources manager salary in the technology industry is $92,205, the highest of any industry.
The average human resources manager salary in the finance industry is $91,622.
Human resources managers in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $75,996, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for human resources managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Technology	$92,205	$44.33
2	Finance	$91,622	$44.05
3	Manufacturing	$86,567	$41.62
4	Retail	$84,182	$40.47
5	Professional	$83,379	$40.09
6	Health Care	$77,093	$37.06
7	Hospitality	$75,996	$36.54

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Human Resources Manager salary trends

The average human resources manager salary has risen by $14,659 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average human resources manager earned $65,783 annually, but today, they earn $80,442 a year. That works out to a 13% change in pay for human resources managers over the last decade.

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Human Resources Manager salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$80,400	$38.67	+3.7%
2024	$77,500	$37.24	+2.9%
2023	$75,200	$36.15	+2.8%
2022	$73,100	$35.13	+2.9%
2021	$70,900	$34.11	+2.3%

Recently added human resources manager salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Henkel	Human Resources Manager-Cannon	Minneapolis, MN	12/18/2024	$99,000
Mountain Land Physical Therapy, Inc.	Human Resources Manager	Hope, ID	12/17/2024	$75,000
Caterpillar	Human Resources Manager	Milwaukee, WI	12/16/2024	$123,480
Hyatt Hotels	Dual Property Human Resources Manager	Chicago, IL	12/16/2024	$85,000
AG Warehouse	Human Resources Manager	Newman, CA	12/16/2024	$94,000
Anheuser-Busch	Manager, Human Resources	Ione, CA	12/16/2024	$100,000
Morgan Advanced Materials, Plc	HR Manager	Hayward, CA	12/16/2024	$135,000
Saputo	Human Resources Manager	Newman, CA	12/16/2024	$94,000
Teichert, Inc.	HR Program Manager	Sacramento, CA	12/16/2024	$101,667
Ra	Human Resource Manager	New Orleans, LA	12/16/2024	$60,000