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What human resources specialists make
Median
$75,940
Bottom tenth
$47,180
Top tenth
$128,720
The national median is $75,940 a year, the bottom tenth earn $47,180 or less and the top tenth $128,720 or more, in the 2025 survey. This is the federal wage survey figure for human resources specialists, the people who do the work. Human resources managers, who run the department, are counted separately, with a 2025 median of $149,280.