How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,730 and the 90th percentile is $98,190. The difference is $61,460, which is 107.2% 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 $45,300 to the 75th at $75,650, covers $30,350.

The mean annual wage is $62,130, which sits above the median of $57,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 24.5% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,419, which is 19.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.8% lower than the Georgia median of $70,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $61,419 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 Specialists. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 29th 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).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $63,330 and employment of 460. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,447, against $61,419 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $66,870 and employment of 2,430. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,703, against $61,419 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $75,410 and employment of 20,920. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,366, against $61,419 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.44% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (420 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.