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Human Resources Specialists salary in Sacramento, CA

Human Resources Specialists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $80,950 a year, an average of $89,450. About 5,360 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
$80,950
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$89,450
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$51,270
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$132,290
Top of the range
People employed
5,360
In Sacramento metro area
Rent share of median wage
25.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Sacramento

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

Median gross rent
$1,694
per month, in Sacramento, CA
Income needed for median rent
$67,800
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median human resources specialists wage
$80,950
19.4% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
25.1%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$83,753
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 Sacramento area. Read the Sacramento, CA 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

Kansas City, MO
-7.1%
Median $75,190
Mean $79,410
Employed 6,950
Mesa, AZ
-7.8%
Median $74,640
Mean $78,340
Employed 15,430
Tucson, AZ
-21.0%
Median $63,950
Mean $71,130
Employed 2,130
Fresno, CA
-8.4%
Median $74,170
Mean $78,480
Employed 1,770
Atlanta, GA
-6.8%
Median $75,410
Mean $81,320
Employed 20,920
Omaha, NE
-23.6%
Median $61,840
Mean $67,320
Employed 4,330
Albuquerque, NM
-9.5%
Median $73,290
Mean $79,010
Employed 2,250
Colorado Springs, CO
-2.4%
Median $79,000
Mean $84,310
Employed 1,800

See human resources specialists pay in every covered city.

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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.