SOC 13-1071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Evansville, IN is $63,520. The 10th percentile is $41,190 and the 90th percentile is $101,640. Employment is 660.

Median annual wage

$63,520

10th percentile
$41,190
25th percentile
$49,810
Median
$63,520
75th percentile
$79,700
90th percentile
$101,640
Mean
$68,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $41,190 and the 90th percentile is $101,640. The difference is $60,450, which is 95.2% 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 $49,810 to the 75th at $79,700, covers $29,890.

The mean annual wage is $68,760, which sits above the median of $63,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Evansville, IN median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,400, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Indiana median of $65,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $69,400 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Specialists. Evansville, IN ranks 17th of 24 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).).

  • Owensboro, KY is 36 miles away, with a median of $62,440 and employment of 170. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,466, against $69,400 here.
  • Paducah, KY-IL is 91 miles away, with a median of $64,500 and employment of 210. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,927, against $69,400 here.
  • Clarksville, TN-KY is 94 miles away, with a median of $65,680 and employment of 540. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,218, against $69,400 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.49% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (660 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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 Evansville, IN · Human Resources Specialists 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 Specialists make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Evansville, IN is $63,520. The 10th percentile is $41,190 and the 90th percentile is $101,640. Employment is 660.

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

The local median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $75,940.

What is Human Resources Specialists pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,520 is $69,400. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Specialists?

Owensboro, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $62,440. Evansville, IN ranks 17th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.