The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $42,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,730.
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 | $64,000 | 4.30% | 20.77% |
| 2021 | $61,250 | 2.78% | - |
| 2020 | $59,550 | 1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $58,710 | -1.91% | - |
| 2018 | $59,830 | 1.47% | - |
| 2017 | $58,950 | 9.38% | - |
| 2016 | $53,420 | -1.85% | - |
| 2015 | $54,410 | -2.92% | - |
| 2014 | $56,000 | 0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $55,920 | 9.32% | - |
| 2012 | $50,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,000 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Morgantown | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Wheeling | |
| Cumberland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Beckley | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |