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Human Resources Specialists salary in Kansas City, MO

Human Resources Specialists in the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area earn a median of $75,190 a year, an average of $79,410. About 6,950 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
$75,190
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$79,410
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$47,810
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$119,070
Top of the range
People employed
6,950
In Kansas City metro area
Rent share of median wage
18.9%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Kansas City

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

Median gross rent
$1,186
per month, in Kansas City, MO
Income needed for median rent
$47,400
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median human resources specialists wage
$75,190
58.6% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
18.9%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$67,449
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 Kansas City area. Read the Kansas City, MO 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

Mesa, AZ
-0.7%
Median $74,640
Mean $78,340
Employed 15,430
Atlanta, GA
same
Median $75,410
Mean $81,320
Employed 20,920
Sacramento, CA
+7.7%
Median $80,950
Mean $89,450
Employed 5,360
Omaha, NE
-17.8%
Median $61,840
Mean $67,320
Employed 4,330
Colorado Springs, CO
+5.1%
Median $79,000
Mean $84,310
Employed 1,800
Tucson, AZ
-14.9%
Median $63,950
Mean $71,130
Employed 2,130
Fresno, CA
-1.4%
Median $74,170
Mean $78,480
Employed 1,770
Raleigh, NC
-1.4%
Median $74,170
Mean $80,820
Employed 5,710

See human resources specialists pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $75,190 / year
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State income tax Missouri (MO)
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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.