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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping earn $50,610 a year at the midpoint

The middle of the pay scale for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping is $50,610. A typical start is nearer $44,030; the top tenth earn about $68,280.

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$50,610median a year · United States
$24.33an hour $52,250average 90,220people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$44,03025th $50,610median $59,80075th
$37,34010th percentile $68,28090th percentile
$44,030a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$59,050best-paying state · District of Columbia
$42,140lowest-paying state · Alabama
+17%top state against the national median
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Human resources assistant earnings, from starting pay up to the top 10%

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Adjacent work, and what it pays

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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,610
Brokerage Clerks$65,750+$15,140 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,210+$3,600 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,080−$530 New Accounts Clerks$47,670−$2,940 Order Clerks$46,170−$4,440 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,920−$4,690

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$50,606a year

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  • Processed, verified, and maintained personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
  • Recorded data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
  • Explained company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.

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No. 510 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 35% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 508 Automotive service technicians and mechanics $50,620
  2. 509 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,620
  3. 510 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,610
  4. 511 Procurement Clerks $50,580
  5. 512 Floor Sanders and Finishers $50,440

Human resources assistant wages, state by state

The 37 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.40 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
District of Columbia $59,050 $38,990 $38,990 — $80,330 610
California $57,590 $41,300 $41,300 — $78,370 11,490
Washington $57,390 $45,320 $45,320 — $75,920 2,350
Maryland $56,880 $41,390 $41,390 — $73,900 1,480
Massachusetts $55,840 $42,970 $42,970 — $71,130 1,400
Colorado $54,880 $39,630 $39,630 — $73,890 1,660
Minnesota $54,520 $43,730 $43,730 — $66,930 3,380
New Jersey $54,410 $39,280 $39,280 — $68,010 4,000
Connecticut $54,130 $41,810 $41,810 — $74,610 910
Oregon $53,550 $43,920 $43,920 — $66,230 1,050
New York $52,920 $39,000 $39,000 — $73,620 8,800
Virginia $51,950 $38,690 $38,690 — $69,640 2,160
Kentucky $50,400 $37,200 $37,200 — $64,220 1,240
New Mexico $49,650 $38,100 $38,100 — $59,650 620
Kansas $49,630 $36,070 $36,070 — $62,610 660
Pennsylvania $48,800 $37,780 $37,780 — $63,810 2,700
Wisconsin $48,690 $36,710 $36,710 — $63,040 1,890
Iowa $48,490 $35,770 $35,770 — $63,280 920
Florida $48,330 $36,810 $36,810 — $62,880 3,210
Illinois $48,310 $38,180 $38,180 — $66,330 4,140
Ohio $48,310 $35,790 $35,790 — $65,100 2,770
Michigan $48,250 $37,940 $37,940 — $64,190 1,890
North Carolina $48,190 $35,270 $35,270 — $62,780 2,790
Missouri $47,960 $37,740 $37,740 — $65,090 1,090
Nevada $47,900 $36,500 $36,500 — $62,940 1,390
Arizona $47,890 $38,250 $38,250 — $61,090 1,490
Indiana $47,850 $36,020 $36,020 — $61,610 1,870
Texas $47,540 $32,180 $32,180 — $64,940 5,890
Louisiana $47,490 $33,160 $33,160 — $63,920 750
Georgia $46,830 $34,590 $34,590 — $63,020 2,510
Arkansas $46,190 $34,100 $34,100 — $61,840 720
Utah $45,790 $37,340 $37,340 — $63,440 700
Tennessee $45,760 $35,740 $35,740 — $59,990 3,930
South Carolina $45,300 $33,620 $33,620 — $58,410 1,190
Oklahoma $44,950 $35,270 $35,270 — $63,130 600
Mississippi $44,780 $29,680 $29,680 — $64,560 1,010
Alabama $42,140 $31,520 $31,520 — $61,460 960

Questions people often ask

What is a human resources assistant’s yearly income?

A human resources assistant makes a median of $50,610 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $44,030 and $59,800.

What is a human resources assistant’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $24.33 an hour; the average is $52,250 a year.

What is the starting pay for a human resources assistant?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $44,030 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $37,340.

Which state pays human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping the most?

District of Columbia, with a median of $59,050 a year.

How many people work as human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping?

About 90,220 in the United States — number 510 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Jobs that pay about the same

Median pay within $250 of what human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earn — $50,610 a year — but not always the same spread.

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