Pay by state · 53 states
Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary by State (2026)
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping earn the most in District of Columbia at $59,050 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,080 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $50,610. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $59,050District of Columbia
- National median
- $50,610BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,080Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $59,050 | $50,450 | $66,870 | 610 | $53,730 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $57,590 | $48,470 | $65,560 | 11,490 | $52,014 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $57,390 | $50,530 | $65,370 | 2,350 | $53,629 |
| 4 | MDMaryland | $56,880 | $48,080 | $62,880 | 1,480 | $54,193 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $56,510 | $50,360 | $64,350 | 260 | $55,208 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $56,370 | $49,090 | $62,110 | 150 | $55,113 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $55,840 | $48,160 | $63,810 | 1,400 | $52,800 |
| 8 | COColorado | $54,880 | $47,750 | $63,160 | 1,660 | $53,255 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $54,520 | $49,040 | $60,040 | 3,380 | $55,282 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $54,410 | $47,350 | $60,940 | 4,000 | $50,007 |
| 11 | CTConnecticut | $54,130 | $47,100 | $61,740 | 910 | $52,244 |
| 12 | OROregon | $53,550 | $47,760 | $59,200 | 1,050 | $51,809 |
| 13 | NDNorth Dakota | $53,000 | $47,020 | $61,680 | 110 | $59,578 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $52,920 | $46,290 | $63,350 | 8,800 | $49,036 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $51,950 | $45,510 | $60,840 | 2,160 | $51,383 |
| 16 | VTVermont | $51,810 | $46,830 | $57,190 | 140 | $52,890 |
| 17 | IDIdaho | $51,770 | $45,500 | $58,160 | 280 | $54,213 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,400 | $45,440 | $60,040 | 470 | $49,345 |
| 19 | DEDelaware | $50,850 | $45,720 | $58,720 | 290 | $50,948 |
| 20 | KYKentucky | $50,400 | $43,940 | $57,750 | 1,240 | $55,901 |
| 21 | MTMontana | $50,070 | $45,940 | $59,070 | 140 | $52,903 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $49,710 | $44,450 | $56,340 | 490 | $51,221 |
| 23 | WYWyoming | $49,660 | $40,330 | $59,010 | 90 | $53,576 |
| 24 | NMNew Mexico | $49,650 | $43,000 | $52,980 | 620 | $53,843 |
| 25 | KSKansas | $49,630 | $41,940 | $55,540 | 660 | $55,103 |
| 26 | HIHawaii | $49,260 | $44,330 | $56,570 | 450 | $44,802 |
| 27 | PAPennsylvania | $48,800 | $43,710 | $57,530 | 2,700 | $50,014 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $48,690 | $43,440 | $57,430 | 1,890 | $51,746 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $48,490 | $38,940 | $56,660 | 920 | $55,252 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $48,330 | $42,060 | $56,310 | 3,210 | $46,734 |
| 31 | ILIllinois | $48,310 | $44,750 | $58,050 | 4,140 | $48,330 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $48,310 | $42,840 | $58,510 | 2,770 | $52,073 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $48,250 | $42,640 | $55,020 | 1,890 | $50,147 |
| 34 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,190 | $41,410 | $55,430 | 2,790 | $51,089 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $47,960 | $41,910 | $55,850 | 1,090 | $52,809 |
| 36 | NVNevada | $47,900 | $41,340 | $54,790 | 1,390 | $47,910 |
| 37 | AZArizona | $47,890 | $42,340 | $56,460 | 1,490 | $47,568 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $47,850 | $41,600 | $55,950 | 1,870 | $51,270 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $47,540 | $39,760 | $57,160 | 5,890 | $48,982 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $47,490 | $38,560 | $53,880 | 750 | $53,839 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $47,130 | $40,750 | $52,790 | 440 | $52,307 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $46,830 | $40,330 | $55,450 | 2,510 | $48,633 |
| 43 | ARArkansas | $46,190 | $38,770 | $51,240 | 720 | $53,130 |
| 44 | UTUtah | $45,790 | $37,340 | $53,290 | 700 | $46,316 |
| 45 | TNTennessee | $45,760 | $39,860 | $54,210 | 3,930 | $49,810 |
| 46 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,300 | $38,850 | $52,420 | 1,190 | $48,321 |
| 47 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,150 | $39,110 | $51,440 | 190 | $50,967 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $44,950 | $39,330 | $53,510 | 600 | $51,171 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $44,780 | $35,770 | $52,650 | 1,010 | $51,499 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $42,990 | $36,690 | $49,940 | 480 | $48,035 |
| 51 | ALAlabama | $42,140 | $34,270 | $51,630 | 960 | $47,443 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $35,990 | $28,920 | $47,130 | 100 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,080 | $23,960 | $36,290 | 1,050 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $59,050, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $59,578.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $59,050 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($57,590) and Washington ($57,390).
Which state pays Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $29,080 a year, $29,970 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $59,578 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $53,000. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.