The median annual wage for human resources managers was $104,440 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $61,300, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $187,200.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for human resources managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Management of companies and enterprises
$118,320
Professional, scientific, and technical services
117,640
Manufacturing
100,710
Government
94,280
Healthcare and social assistance
89,090
Most human resources managers work full time during regular business hours.
About 1 in 3 human resources managers worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Human Resources Managers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Operations specialties managers
$108,260
Human resources managers
$104,440
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
