How much does a human resources specialist make?
Official figures for the US and the UK, and what you take home.
United States
Median a year
$75,940
Take-home a month
$5,188
at the median, single, no state income tax
Lowest 10% earn under
$47,180
Top 10% earn over
$128,720
912,430 people employed · SOC 13-1071 «Human Resources Specialists» · BLS, May 2025
United Kingdom
Median a year
£36,612
Take-home a month
£2,490
at the median, England, no student loan
Lowest 10% earn under
£26,576
ONS: use with caution
Top 10% earn over
—
not published by ONS: not reliable enough
Full-time employees · SOC 3571 «Human resources and industrial relations officers» · ONS ASHE 2026 (provisional)
Medians and percentiles are gross pay before tax. US: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, published 15 May 2026, all industries. UK: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 (provisional), Table 14, published 22 October 2026, for the tax year ended 5 April 2026. Take-home pay from our US and UK calculators.
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