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Human Resources Specialists salary in San Antonio, TX

Human Resources Specialists in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $72,930 a year, an average of $77,490. About 7,570 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
$72,930
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$77,490
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$46,350
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$117,700
Top of the range
People employed
7,570
In San Antonio metro area
Rent share of median wage
20.7%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in San Antonio

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

Median gross rent
$1,258
per month, in San Antonio, TX
Income needed for median rent
$50,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median human resources specialists wage
$72,930
45.0% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
20.7%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$62,917
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 San Antonio area. Read the San Antonio, TX 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

San Diego, CA
+11.5%
Median $81,300
Mean $91,760
Employed 9,110
Median $76,700
Mean $84,290
Employed 16,000
Dallas, TX
-3.1%
Median $70,700
Mean $75,220
Employed 29,190
Phoenix, AZ
+2.3%
Median $74,640
Mean $78,340
Employed 15,430
San Jose, CA
+53.8%
Median $112,140
Mean $122,290
Employed 7,970
Austin, TX
+4.0%
Median $75,860
Mean $80,840
Employed 8,940
Median $71,850
Mean $76,050
Employed 5,060
Median $70,700
Mean $75,220
Employed 29,190

See human resources specialists pay in every covered city.

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Human Resources Specialists salary in San Antonio, TX: FAQ

How much do human resources specialists make in San Antonio, TX?

The median salary for human resources specialists in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area is $72,930 a year (about $35 an hour for full-time work). The average is $77,490, pulled up by the top earners.

Is $72,930 a good salary for human resources specialists in San Antonio, TX?

Yes. It is above the $50,300 needed to keep the median rent of $1,258 a month at 30% of gross income, and the median rent takes 20.7% of this wage.

What do the highest-paid human resources specialists earn in San Antonio, TX?

The top 10% earn more than $117,700 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earn less than $46,350.

How many human resources specialists work in San Antonio, TX?

About 7,570 people work in this occupation in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

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.