SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Lynchburg, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Lynchburg, VA is $136,100. The 10th percentile is $95,390 and the 90th percentile is $201,740. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$136,100

10th percentile
$95,390
25th percentile
$111,470
Median
$136,100
75th percentile
$166,640
90th percentile
$201,740
Mean
$149,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $95,390 and the 90th percentile is $201,740. The difference is $106,350, which is 78.1% 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 $111,470 to the 75th at $166,640, covers $55,170.

The mean annual wage is $149,840, which sits above the median of $136,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lynchburg, VA median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $152,300, which is 2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18% lower than the Virginia median of $165,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lynchburg, VA is 89.363, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $136,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $152,300 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Managers. Lynchburg, VA ranks 16th of 31 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).).

  • Roanoke, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $137,510 and employment of 160. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,884, against $152,300 here.
  • Charlottesville, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $155,290 and employment of 150. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $156,628, against $152,300 here.
  • Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 55 miles away, with a median of $133,190 and employment of 50. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,157, against $152,300 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Lynchburg, VA (80 of 97,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA · Human Resources Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Lynchburg, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Lynchburg, VA is $136,100. The 10th percentile is $95,390 and the 90th percentile is $201,740. Employment is 80.

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

The local median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $149,280.

What is Human Resources Managers pay in Lynchburg, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lynchburg, VA is 89.363, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $136,100 is $152,300. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lynchburg, VA compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?

Roanoke, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 40 miles away, at $137,510. Lynchburg, VA ranks 16th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.