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

How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Peoria, IL is $74,020. The 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $123,300. Employment is 890.

Median annual wage

$74,020

10th percentile
$48,290
25th percentile
$58,610
Median
$74,020
75th percentile
$96,220
90th percentile
$123,300
Mean
$78,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $123,300. The difference is $75,010, which is 101.3% 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 $58,610 to the 75th at $96,220, covers $37,610.

The mean annual wage is $78,360, which sits above the median of $74,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,135, which is 6.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Illinois median of $76,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $81,135 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Specialists. Peoria, IL ranks 7th of 28 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).).

  • Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $74,210 and employment of 510. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,338, against $81,135 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $79,670 and employment of 1,420. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,437, against $81,135 here.
  • Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $78,840 and employment of 950. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,007, against $81,135 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (890 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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 Peoria, IL · 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 Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Peoria, IL is $74,020. The 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $123,300. Employment is 890.

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

The local median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $75,940.

What is Human Resources Specialists pay in Peoria, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $74,020 is $81,135. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Specialists?

Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $74,210. Peoria, IL ranks 7th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.