SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $168,400. The 10th percentile is $98,810 and the 90th percentile is $299,740. Employment is 9,070.

Median annual wage

$168,400

10th percentile
$98,810
25th percentile
$126,970
Median
$168,400
75th percentile
$216,320
90th percentile
$299,740
Mean
$188,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,810 and the 90th percentile is $299,740. The difference is $200,930, which is 119.3% 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 $126,970 to the 75th at $216,320, covers $89,350.

The mean annual wage is $188,130, which sits above the median of $168,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $148,284, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the California median of $170,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $168,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $148,284 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Managers. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 9 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $162,230 and employment of 380. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,769, against $148,284 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $138,130 and employment of 240. That median is 18% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,917, against $148,284 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $165,160 and employment of 210. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,804, against $148,284 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (9,070 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $168,400. The 10th percentile is $98,810 and the 90th percentile is $299,740. Employment is 9,070.

How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Managers?

The local median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $149,280.

What is Human Resources Managers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $168,400 is $148,284. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $162,230. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.