How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Kingston, NY?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, the published 10th percentile is $32,910 and the 90th percentile is $67,270. The difference is $34,360, which is 74.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,640 to the 75th at $54,990, covers $13,350.

The mean annual wage is $48,290, which sits above the median of $46,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingston, NY median is 8.9% lower than the national median of $50,610 for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,795, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.8% lower than the New York median of $52,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingston, NY is 100.709, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $45,795 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Kingston, NY ranks 34th of 34 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $50,710 and employment of 250. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,344, against $45,795 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $52,690 and employment of 780. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,920, against $45,795 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 66 miles away, with a median of $57,200 and employment of 240. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,526, against $45,795 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingston, NY (40 of 59,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.