Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

11-3121 Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Excludes managers who primarily focus on compensation and benefits (11-3111) and training and development (11-3131).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
143,580	0.6 %	$60.91	$126,700	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$32.15	$41.23	$54.47	$73.44	$96.82
Annual Wage (2)	$66,870	$85,750	$113,300	$152,760	$201,380

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21,250	0.90	$68.58	$142,640
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	8,030	0.15	$51.39	$106,890
Employment Services	6,590	0.18	$61.64	$128,200
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	5,470	0.38	$66.85	$139,040
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	5,250	0.25	$67.87	$141,180

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21,250	0.90	$68.58	$142,640
Office Administrative Services	2,300	0.46	$59.57	$123,910
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	5,470	0.38	$66.85	$139,040
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	80	0.38	$71.95	$149,650
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	70	0.36	$62.86	$130,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	50	0.26	$88.37	$183,820
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,360	0.15	$81.40	$169,310
Scientific Research and Development Services	2,110	0.31	$81.27	$169,030
Other Information Services	1,020	0.34	$79.77	$165,910
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	370	0.24	$78.79	$163,880

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	19,050	1.12	1.13	$68.69	$142,870
New York	10,230	1.09	1.10	$72.25	$150,280
Illinois	9,960	1.66	1.68	$57.29	$119,160
Texas	8,210	0.68	0.68	$61.69	$128,310
Florida	7,200	0.84	0.84	$50.74	$105,530

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	1,540	2.16	2.17	$78.08	$162,410
Massachusetts	6,310	1.77	1.78	$67.62	$140,640
Illinois	9,960	1.66	1.68	$57.29	$119,160
Connecticut	2,720	1.64	1.65	$69.23	$143,990
Minnesota	4,370	1.52	1.53	$58.81	$122,330

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	4,100	1.01	1.02	$81.27	$169,040
District of Columbia	1,540	2.16	2.17	$78.08	$162,410
Rhode Island	320	0.66	0.67	$74.26	$154,460
New York	10,230	1.09	1.10	$72.25	$150,280
Delaware	390	0.88	0.88	$69.26	$144,060

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	11,120	1.17	1.18	$77.89	$162,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	8,030	1.73	1.74	$58.88	$122,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,780	1.11	1.12	$65.59	$136,420
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,360	1.94	1.96	$70.83	$147,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,590	1.46	1.47	$74.20	$154,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,180	1.73	1.74	$78.39	$163,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,160	1.55	1.56	$63.54	$132,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,550	1.81	1.83	$61.47	$127,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,840	0.80	0.80	$63.34	$131,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,700	0.95	0.95	$70.32	$146,270