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Human Resources Specialists in California

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11.0% Jobs Projection
$68,500 Median Salary
6,440 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Human Resources Specialists in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Human Resources Specialists in California is growing faster than average.

  • Human Resources Specialists in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Human Resources Specialists Work in California?

In California, there were 64,980 people working as Human Resources Specialists in the year 2018.

There were 60,260 Human Resources Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 4,720 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,740 Human Resources Specialists working in it, which means California has more Human Resources Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Human Resources Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 11.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.1%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 6,440 annual job openings, and 64,500 total jobs in 2026 for Human Resources Specialists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 57,600 annual jobs and 586,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Human Resources Specialists Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Human Resources Specialists ranged from $42,090 to $119,370 with $68,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.24 to $57.39. The median hourly rate was $32.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.33.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Human Resources Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Human Resources Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 24,100 $66,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,800 $79,510
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 5,790 $64,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,450 $76,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,450 $61,130
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 2,980 $66,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,070 $64,230
Fresno, CA 840 $60,170
Bakersfield, CA 650 $61,190
Santa Rosa, CA 630 $69,400
Stockton-Lodi, CA 590 $62,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 510 $70,180
Salinas, CA 450 $62,740
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 420 $69,430
Modesto, CA 410 $56,800
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 400 $73,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA 370 $56,510
Napa, CA 260 $78,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 260 $58,960
Chico, CA 260 $53,500
Merced, CA 180 $68,150
Redding, CA 150 $58,980
Yuba City, CA 130 $56,590
El Centro, CA 100 $56,810
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 90 $71,120
Madera, CA 90 $58,430

Top States for Human Resources Specialists Employment

View the list below to see where most Human Resources Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 64,980 $68,500
Texas 47,880 $61,140
New York 41,300 $66,940
Florida 35,350 $53,060
Illinois 24,540 $58,060
Pennsylvania 24,140 $62,800
Ohio 23,760 $57,830
Georgia 21,060 $54,480
Virginia 20,710 $71,790
New Jersey 17,510 $69,400
Washington 17,250 $65,710
Massachusetts 17,130 $68,110
North Carolina 17,070 $59,070
Michigan 16,500 $57,890
Wisconsin 14,150 $57,650
Maryland 12,710 $71,280
Minnesota 12,670 $60,350
Colorado 12,550 $64,150
Indiana 12,460 $52,370
Tennessee 12,190 $51,380

Below are the states where Human Resources Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $92,420
Virginia $71,790
Maryland $71,280
New Jersey $69,400
Rhode Island $68,980
California $68,500
Massachusetts $68,110
Alaska $66,950
New York $66,940
Connecticut $65,990

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