Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Human Resources Managers
Industry profile for Human Resources Managers
Geographic profile for Human Resources Managers

National estimates for Human Resources Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Human Resources Managers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
156,600	0.6 %	$ 64.70	$ 134,580	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Managers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 34.22	$ 44.10	$ 58.28	$ 78.23	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$ 71,180	$ 91,730	$ 121,220	$ 162,720	(5)

Industry profile for Human Resources Managers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Human Resources Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22,690	0.94	$ 71.22	$ 148,140
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	8,540	0.16	$ 53.64	$ 111,570
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	6,850	0.31	$ 75.42	$ 156,860
Employment Services	6,510	0.20	$ 62.78	$ 130,590
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,470	0.43	$ 69.69	$ 144,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Human Resources Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22,690	0.94	$ 71.22	$ 148,140
Office Administrative Services	2,570	0.52	$ 61.82	$ 128,590
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	220	0.44	$ 84.75	$ 176,290
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,470	0.43	$ 69.69	$ 144,950
Other Information Services	1,400	0.40	$ 87.02	$ 181,000

Top paying industries for Human Resources Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,670	0.18	$ 88.67	$ 184,440
Scientific Research and Development Services	2,830	0.38	$ 87.99	$ 183,030
Other Information Services	1,400	0.40	$ 87.02	$ 181,000
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	60	0.28	$ 86.62	$ 180,180
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	220	0.44	$ 84.75	$ 176,290

Geographic profile for Human Resources Managers:

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

States with the highest employment level in Human Resources Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	22,420	1.36	1.21	$ 74.05	$ 154,030
Illinois	11,200	1.99	1.77	$ 61.30	$ 127,500
Texas	11,140	0.92	0.82	$ 62.39	$ 129,770
New York	10,800	1.24	1.10	$ 81.39	$ 169,290
Florida	7,160	0.85	0.75	$ 54.63	$ 113,630

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	1,670	2.43	2.16	$ 80.38	$ 167,190
Illinois	11,200	1.99	1.77	$ 61.30	$ 127,500
Connecticut	3,060	1.98	1.76	$ 72.07	$ 149,900
Massachusetts	6,510	1.94	1.73	$ 74.03	$ 153,990
Minnesota	4,410	1.63	1.45	$ 61.75	$ 128,440

Top paying states for Human Resources Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	4,490	1.19	1.06	$ 85.56	$ 177,960
New York	10,800	1.24	1.10	$ 81.39	$ 169,290
District of Columbia	1,670	2.43	2.16	$ 80.38	$ 167,190
Rhode Island	360	0.80	0.71	$ 77.16	$ 160,500
California	22,420	1.36	1.21	$ 74.05	$ 154,030

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Human Resources Managers:

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	12,270	1.39	1.23	$ 86.48	$ 179,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,270	2.13	1.89	$ 63.10	$ 131,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,590	1.30	1.16	$ 72.11	$ 149,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,660	2.18	1.93	$ 76.72	$ 159,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,360	2.30	2.04	$ 84.00	$ 174,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,870	1.61	1.43	$ 76.94	$ 160,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,810	1.83	1.62	$ 61.91	$ 128,770
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,590	1.94	1.72	$ 64.19	$ 133,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,170	1.18	1.04	$ 68.66	$ 142,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,000	1.01	0.90	$ 67.36	$ 140,120

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Midland, MI	90	2.95	2.62	(8)	(8)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	960	2.56	2.27	$ 93.29	$ 194,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,780	2.52	2.24	$ 88.41	$ 183,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,360	2.30	2.04	$ 84.00	$ 174,710
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,660	2.18	1.93	$ 76.72	$ 159,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,270	2.13	1.89	$ 63.10	$ 131,240
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1,110	2.03	1.80	$ 67.45	$ 140,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,590	1.94	1.72	$ 64.19	$ 133,510
Danbury, CT	140	1.94	1.72	$ 63.40	$ 131,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,810	1.83	1.62	$ 61.91	$ 128,770