The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,550 | 0.99% | 13.78% |
| 2021 | $61,930 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $60,960 | -0.74% | - |
| 2019 | $61,410 | -1.11% | - |
| 2018 | $62,090 | 5.11% | - |
| 2017 | $58,920 | 8.55% | - |
| 2016 | $53,880 | 4.19% | - |
| 2015 | $51,620 | -1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $52,280 | -3.23% | - |
| 2013 | $53,970 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $53,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,550 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Raleigh-Cary is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.