HR Specialist Salaries in the United States
How much does a HR Specialist make in the United States?
HR Specialists earn $42,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 44% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid HR Specialists work for Orbital ATK at $99,000 annually while the lowest paid HR Specialists work for Express Employment Professionals earning approximately $24,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$42K United States Army's Average HR Specialist Salary (212 salaries)
Equal to national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
Equal to average United States Army salary ($42K)
-$22K (70%) less than average United States Army HR Specialist salary ($42K)
"Of course my salary was based on a military salary which included housing and meals. I would imagine that this salary would have been the equivalent of about $30,000 annually back in the mid 1990's."
+$38K (62%) more than average United States Army HR Specialist salary ($42K)
"Considering the requirements of the job as well as the travels that separate me from my loved ones, I think I am underpaid. However I loved the experience."
-$12K (33%) less than average United States Army HR Specialist salary ($42K)
$30K Blue Ocean Inc's Average HR Specialist Salary (2 salaries)
-$12K (33%) less than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
Equal to average Blue Ocean Inc salary ($30K)
Equal to average Blue Ocean Inc HR Specialist salary ($30K)
"The pay at Blue Ocean Inc is medium for the work I do. I start from the paper work. Then I start to recruiting and training the new employee. And I got some bonus for I find the right and enough candidates for the peak season. I also begin to recruit the candidates including the management position and for the other branch companies in other states.
Working on safety training for all employees. although the working load is increasing, but I get the same payment as before."
Equal to average Blue Ocean Inc HR Specialist salary ($30K)
"less salary than competitors. I have my basic salary and will get commission."
$38K U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Average HR Specialist Salary (10 salaries)
-$4K (10%) less than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
-$3K (7%) less than average U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs salary ($41K)
+$9K (21%) more than average U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HR Specialist salary ($38K)
"I felt I was underpaid while working for the federal government."
+$33K (60%) more than average U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HR Specialist salary ($38K)
+$9K (21%) more than average U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HR Specialist salary ($38K)
$42K UPS's Average HR Specialist Salary (8 salaries)
Equal to national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
+$10K (27%) more than average UPS salary ($32K)
-$9K (24%) less than average UPS HR Specialist salary ($42K)
"I rate my salary as being great compared to other companies."
$43K
UPS HR Specialist
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+$1K (2%) more than average UPS HR Specialist salary ($42K)
$55K
UPS HR Specialist
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+$13K (26%) more than average UPS HR Specialist salary ($42K)
$44K Waffle House's Average HR Specialist Salary (7 salaries)
+$2K (4%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
+$13K (34%) more than average Waffle House salary ($31K)
+$4K (8%) more than average Waffle House HR Specialist salary ($44K)
"I believe for the lack of experience when hired I received a fair compensation. As I gained more skills and awareness of my job description, I feel I exceeded and was capable of receiving a higher salary."
$30K
Waffle House HR Specialist
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-$14K (37%) less than average Waffle House HR Specialist salary ($44K)
$40K
Waffle House HR Specialist
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-$4K (9%) less than average Waffle House HR Specialist salary ($44K)
$47K Life Technologies' Average HR Specialist Salary (4 salaries)
+$5K (11%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
-$28K (45%) less than average Life Technologies salary ($75K)
+$6K (12%) more than average Life Technologies HR Specialist salary ($47K)
"The pay that I was getting at Applied Biosystems was more that I expected."
-$6K (13%) less than average Life Technologies HR Specialist salary ($47K)
+$28K (45%) more than average Life Technologies HR Specialist salary ($47K)
$56K Arrow Electronics' Average HR Specialist Salary (2 salaries)
+$14K (28%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
-$5K (8%) less than average Arrow Electronics salary ($61K)
+$9K (14%) more than average Arrow Electronics HR Specialist salary ($56K)
"Salary is fair, but they could do more to benchmark against the market rate."
-$9K (17%) less than average Arrow Electronics HR Specialist salary ($56K)
$48K Insight Global's Average HR Specialist Salary (2 salaries)
+$6K (13%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
+$7K (15%) more than average Insight Global salary ($41K)
-$4K (8%) less than average Insight Global HR Specialist salary ($48K)
"I have an MBA degree so I believe that I am worth more, but I will accept this pay until I prove myself."
$51K
Insight Global HR Specialist
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+$3K (6%) more than average Insight Global HR Specialist salary ($48K)
$133K UTC Aerospace Systems' Average HR Specialist Salary (1 salaries)
+$91K (104%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
+$55K (52%) more than average UTC Aerospace Systems salary ($78K)
Equal to average UTC Aerospace Systems HR Specialist salary ($133K)
"I feel fairly compensated for my role and level, and I have financial incentives in place to encourage stellar performance."
$90K SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care's Average HR Specialist Salary (1 salaries)
+$48K (72%) more than national average HR Specialist salary ($42K)
Equal to average SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care salary ($90K)
Equal to average SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care HR Specialist salary ($90K)
"Very good, I feel highly valued compensation wise."
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