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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: pay and where the jobs are
What human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$50,610 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $52,250
- Median hourly wage
- $24.33
- Mean hourly wage
- $25.12
- Employment
- 90,220
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4161.
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How much do human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping make?
The median annual wage for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping was $50,610 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $37,340 and the highest-paid 10% more than $68,280. As an hourly rate, the median is $24.33. About 90,220 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($59,050), California ($57,590) and Washington ($57,390). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,340 | $17.95 | $3,112 | $2,682 |
| 25th percentile | $44,030 | $21.17 | $3,669 | $3,130 |
| Median | $50,610 | $24.33 | $4,218 | $3,570 |
| 75th percentile | $59,800 | $28.75 | $4,983 | $4,186 |
| 90th percentile | $68,280 | $32.83 | $5,690 | $4,739 |
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$50,321 take-home in national prices
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$46,224 take-home in national prices
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$45,522 take-home in national prices
Where a median human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 610 | $59,050 | $38,990 | $80,330 | $47,235 | $42,980 |
| California | 11,490 | $57,590 | $41,300 | $78,370 | $46,210 | $41,736 |
| Washington | 2,350 | $57,390 | $45,320 | $75,920 | $47,497 | $44,384 |
| Maryland | 1,480 | $56,880 | $41,390 | $73,900 | $45,547 | $43,395 |
| Alaska | 260 | $56,510 | $46,190 | $75,030 | $47,315 | $46,224 |
| Rhode Island | 150 | $56,370 | $43,540 | $71,110 | $45,356 | $44,345 |
| Massachusetts | 1,400 | $55,840 | $42,970 | $71,130 | $44,219 | $41,811 |
| Colorado | 1,660 | $54,880 | $39,630 | $73,890 | $44,328 | $43,015 |
| Minnesota | 3,380 | $54,520 | $43,730 | $66,930 | $43,563 | $44,172 |
| New Jersey | 4,000 | $54,410 | $39,280 | $68,010 | $44,021 | $40,459 |
| Connecticut | 910 | $54,130 | $41,810 | $74,610 | $43,176 | $41,671 |
| Oregon | 1,050 | $53,550 | $43,920 | $66,230 | $41,409 | $40,062 |
| North Dakota | 110 | $53,000 | $38,860 | $64,290 | $44,766 | $50,321 |
| New York | 8,800 | $52,920 | $39,000 | $73,620 | $42,181 | $39,085 |
| Virginia | 2,160 | $51,950 | $38,690 | $69,640 | $41,749 | $41,293 |
| Vermont | 140 | $51,810 | $42,170 | $62,090 | $42,508 | $43,394 |
| Idaho | 280 | $51,770 | $41,680 | $64,080 | $42,142 | $44,130 |
| New Hampshire | 470 | $51,400 | $28,590 | $65,800 | $43,480 | $41,741 |
| Delaware | 290 | $50,850 | $40,800 | $66,190 | $40,689 | $40,768 |
| Kentucky | 1,240 | $50,400 | $37,200 | $64,220 | $41,030 | $45,508 |
| Montana | 140 | $50,070 | $38,450 | $62,690 | $40,815 | $43,124 |
| Maine | 490 | $49,710 | $38,100 | $64,740 | $40,196 | $41,418 |
| Wyoming | 90 | $49,660 | $36,230 | $64,940 | $42,082 | $45,400 |
| New Mexico | 620 | $49,650 | $38,100 | $59,650 | $40,906 | $44,361 |
| Kansas | 660 | $49,630 | $36,070 | $62,610 | $40,088 | $44,509 |
| Hawaii | 450 | $49,260 | $40,180 | $67,650 | $39,543 | $35,964 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,700 | $48,800 | $37,780 | $63,810 | $39,858 | $40,850 |
| Wisconsin | 1,890 | $48,690 | $36,710 | $63,040 | $39,790 | $42,287 |
| Iowa | 920 | $48,490 | $35,770 | $63,280 | $39,951 | $45,522 |
| Florida | 3,210 | $48,330 | $36,810 | $62,880 | $41,013 | $39,659 |
| Illinois | 4,140 | $48,310 | $38,180 | $66,330 | $38,751 | $38,767 |
| Ohio | 2,770 | $48,310 | $35,790 | $65,100 | $40,112 | $43,236 |
| Michigan | 1,890 | $48,250 | $37,940 | $64,190 | $39,149 | $40,688 |
| North Carolina | 2,790 | $48,190 | $35,270 | $62,780 | $39,487 | $41,862 |
| Missouri | 1,090 | $47,960 | $37,740 | $65,090 | $39,399 | $43,383 |
| Nevada | 1,390 | $47,900 | $36,500 | $62,940 | $40,668 | $40,676 |
| Arizona | 1,490 | $47,890 | $38,250 | $61,090 | $39,856 | $39,588 |
| Indiana | 1,870 | $47,850 | $36,020 | $61,610 | $39,245 | $42,051 |
| Texas | 5,890 | $47,540 | $32,180 | $64,940 | $40,378 | $41,603 |
| Louisiana | 750 | $47,490 | $33,160 | $63,920 | $39,300 | $44,554 |
| Nebraska | 440 | $47,130 | $37,380 | $60,010 | $38,784 | $43,044 |
| Georgia | 2,510 | $46,830 | $34,590 | $63,020 | $38,220 | $39,691 |
| Arkansas | 720 | $46,190 | $34,100 | $61,840 | $38,072 | $43,793 |
| Utah | 700 | $45,790 | $37,340 | $63,440 | $37,542 | $37,973 |
| Tennessee | 3,930 | $45,760 | $35,740 | $59,990 | $38,948 | $42,395 |
| South Carolina | 1,190 | $45,300 | $33,620 | $58,410 | $37,891 | $40,417 |
| South Dakota | 190 | $45,150 | $32,820 | $57,300 | $38,458 | $43,413 |
| Oklahoma | 600 | $44,950 | $35,270 | $63,130 | $36,820 | $41,916 |
| Mississippi | 1,010 | $44,780 | $29,680 | $64,560 | $37,102 | $42,668 |
| West Virginia | 480 | $42,990 | $34,090 | $58,510 | $35,574 | $39,749 |
| Alabama | 960 | $42,140 | $31,520 | $61,460 | $34,316 | $38,635 |
| Guam | 100 | $35,990 | $25,400 | $49,940 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 1,050 | $29,080 | $21,840 | $49,870 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4161. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.