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Human Resources Specialists salary in Baltimore, MD

Human Resources Specialists in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area earn a median of $82,380 a year, an average of $89,890. About 7,930 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Human Resources Specialists pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$82,380
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$89,890
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$53,820
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$132,620
Top of the range
People employed
7,930
In Baltimore metro area
Rent share of median wage
18.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Baltimore

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,290
per month, in Baltimore, MD
Income needed for median rent
$51,600
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median human resources specialists wage
$82,380
59.7% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
18.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$59,623
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Baltimore area. Read the Baltimore, MD cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Human Resources Specialists pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Milwaukee, WI
-9.0%
Median $74,970
Mean $77,150
Employed 5,050
Albuquerque, NM
-11.0%
Median $73,290
Mean $79,010
Employed 2,250
Fresno, CA
-10.0%
Median $74,170
Mean $78,480
Employed 1,770
Tucson, AZ
-22.4%
Median $63,950
Mean $71,130
Employed 2,130
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
-12.7%
Median $71,880
Mean $74,700
Employed 3,680
Memphis, TN
-16.1%
Median $69,150
Mean $74,330
Employed 3,650
Sacramento, CA
-1.7%
Median $80,950
Mean $89,450
Employed 5,360
Detroit, MI
-8.0%
Median $75,830
Mean $79,170
Employed 11,480

See human resources specialists pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $82,380 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.