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Human Resources Specialists salary in St. Louis, MO

Human Resources Specialists in the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area earn a median of $71,670 a year, an average of $77,170. About 8,130 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
$71,670
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$77,170
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$47,230
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$116,290
Top of the range
People employed
8,130
In St. Louis metro area
Rent share of median wage
16.4%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in St. Louis

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

Median gross rent
$978
per month, in St. Louis, MO
Income needed for median rent
$39,100
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median human resources specialists wage
$71,670
83.3% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
16.4%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$55,279
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 St. Louis area. Read the St. Louis, 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

Lincoln, NE
-11.7%
Median $63,280
Mean $68,280
Employed 1,130
Jersey City, NJ
+25.3%
Median $89,780
Mean $98,100
Employed 52,370
Anchorage, AK
+5.8%
Median $75,850
Mean $79,450
Employed 820
Durham, NC
+13.2%
Median $81,100
Mean $88,260
Employed 2,370
Greensboro, NC
-5.6%
Median $67,660
Mean $73,020
Employed 2,630
Pittsburgh, PA
-8.9%
Median $65,260
Mean $73,080
Employed 6,280
Newark, NJ
+25.3%
Median $89,780
Mean $98,100
Employed 52,370
St. Paul, MN
+12.1%
Median $80,330
Mean $86,660
Employed 12,660

See human resources specialists pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $71,670 / 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.