The salary statistics of human resources workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare human resources worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) human resources workers is $109,900. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $66,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid human resources workers is $40,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $66,850 | 0.90% | 10.89% |
| 2017 | $66,250 | 2.42% | - |
| 2016 | $64,650 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $63,610 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $62,240 | 3.23% | - |
| 2013 | $60,230 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $59,570 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].