SOC 43-4161 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping wages by metro

National median annual wage

$50,610

10th percentile: $37,340
25th percentile: $44,030
Median: $50,610
75th percentile: $59,800
90th percentile: $68,280
Mean: $52,250

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 90,220.

That median is 0.7% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	560	$48,630	$67,590	$89,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,300	$50,180	$66,550	$89,860
Vallejo, CA	90	$42,030	$61,870	$81,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60	$34,840	$61,600	$78,680
Napa, CA	40	$36,370	$61,390	$77,960
Rochester, MN	200	$47,990	$60,540	$65,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,480	$48,810	$60,420	$78,490
Lexington Park, MD	40	$46,720	$59,970	$82,280
Corvallis, OR	40	$38,480	$59,880	$73,170
Boulder, CO	80	$39,300	$59,690	$77,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,610	$43,200	$59,120	$77,420
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	640	$45,050	$58,610	$77,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	190	$42,100	$58,140	$84,170
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	90	$45,570	$57,820	$78,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,890	$37,760	$57,600	$78,280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	660	$45,140	$57,530	$73,910
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,150	$45,110	$57,440	$71,460
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	30	$46,160	$57,220	$69,240
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	240	$44,130	$57,200	$78,350
Grand Junction, CO	40	$42,250	$57,160	$66,020

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	7,640	$39,550	$56,850	$75,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,890	$37,760	$57,600	$78,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,920	$39,190	$49,590	$68,130
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,350	$46,930	$56,670	$67,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,630	$39,730	$52,150	$69,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,630	$40,030	$50,820	$66,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,610	$43,200	$59,120	$77,420
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,480	$48,810	$60,420	$78,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,360	$36,870	$48,770	$65,150
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,330	$37,820	$45,630	$60,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,300	$50,180	$66,550	$89,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,290	$42,270	$52,260	$69,970
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,240	$45,390	$55,830	$70,600
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,150	$45,110	$57,440	$71,460
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,140	$32,700	$48,890	$68,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,080	$40,200	$50,140	$61,570
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	970	$36,500	$47,900	$62,050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	960	$38,850	$48,490	$61,340
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	950	$40,210	$56,100	$77,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	890	$34,240	$48,400	$63,040

States and territories

State estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
District of Columbia	610	$38,990	$59,050	$80,330
California	11,490	$41,300	$57,590	$78,370
Washington	2,350	$45,320	$57,390	$75,920
Maryland	1,480	$41,390	$56,880	$73,900
Alaska	260	$46,190	$56,510	$75,030
Rhode Island	150	$43,540	$56,370	$71,110
Massachusetts	1,400	$42,970	$55,840	$71,130
Colorado	1,660	$39,630	$54,880	$73,890
Minnesota	3,380	$43,730	$54,520	$66,930
New Jersey	4,000	$39,280	$54,410	$68,010
Connecticut	910	$41,810	$54,130	$74,610
Oregon	1,050	$43,920	$53,550	$66,230
North Dakota	110	$38,860	$53,000	$64,290
New York	8,800	$39,000	$52,920	$73,620
Virginia	2,160	$38,690	$51,950	$69,640
Vermont	140	$42,170	$51,810	$62,090
Idaho	280	$41,680	$51,770	$64,080
New Hampshire	470	$28,590	$51,400	$65,800
Delaware	290	$40,800	$50,850	$66,190
Kentucky	1,240	$37,200	$50,400	$64,220
Montana	140	$38,450	$50,070	$62,690
Maine	490	$38,100	$49,710	$64,740
Wyoming	90	$36,230	$49,660	$64,940
New Mexico	620	$38,100	$49,650	$59,650
Kansas	660	$36,070	$49,630	$62,610
Hawaii	450	$40,180	$49,260	$67,650
Pennsylvania	2,700	$37,780	$48,800	$63,810
Wisconsin	1,890	$36,710	$48,690	$63,040
Iowa	920	$35,770	$48,490	$63,280
Florida	3,210	$36,810	$48,330	$62,880
Illinois	4,140	$38,180	$48,310	$66,330
Ohio	2,770	$35,790	$48,310	$65,100
Michigan	1,890	$37,940	$48,250	$64,190
North Carolina	2,790	$35,270	$48,190	$62,780
Missouri	1,090	$37,740	$47,960	$65,090
Nevada	1,390	$36,500	$47,900	$62,940
Arizona	1,490	$38,250	$47,890	$61,090
Indiana	1,870	$36,020	$47,850	$61,610
Texas	5,890	$32,180	$47,540	$64,940
Louisiana	750	$33,160	$47,490	$63,920
Nebraska	440	$37,380	$47,130	$60,010
Georgia	2,510	$34,590	$46,830	$63,020
Arkansas	720	$34,100	$46,190	$61,840
Utah	700	$37,340	$45,790	$63,440
Tennessee	3,930	$35,740	$45,760	$59,990
South Carolina	1,190	$33,620	$45,300	$58,410
South Dakota	190	$32,820	$45,150	$57,300
Oklahoma	600	$35,270	$44,950	$63,130
Mississippi	1,010	$29,680	$44,780	$64,560
West Virginia	480	$34,090	$42,990	$58,510
Alabama	960	$31,520	$42,140	$61,460
Guam	100	$25,400	$35,990	$49,940
Puerto Rico	1,050	$21,840	$29,080	$49,870

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping is $50,610. Employment is 90,220.

How does Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping is 0.7% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $67,590.