How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $45,090 and the 90th percentile is $103,690. The difference is $58,600, which is 89.5% 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 $51,190 to the 75th at $84,990, covers $33,800.

The mean annual wage is $71,620, which sits above the median of $65,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,767, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Indiana median of $65,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $70,767 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

40 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Specialists. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 26th of 41 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 53 miles away, with a median of $64,860 and employment of 620. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,807, against $70,767 here.
• Muncie, IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $60,990 and employment of 200. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,190, against $70,767 here.
• Kokomo, IN is 59 miles away, with a median of $66,200 and employment of 130. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,844, against $70,767 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (1,150 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.