State wages ยท Cost of living
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $60,960. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $56,230. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($49,440).
National median
$49,440
Highest state median
$60,960
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$56,230
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $42,380Higher: $56,230Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $50,020 | +1.2% | 88.959 | $56,230 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $60,960 | +23.3% | 109.901 | $55,470 | 2 |
| Alaska | $56,150 | +13.6% | 102.359 | $54,860 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $50,350 | +1.8% | 92.691 | $54,320 | 4 |
| Kentucky | $48,530 | -1.8% | 90.159 | $53,830 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $52,860 | +6.9% | 98.621 | $53,600 | 6 |
| Ohio | $49,040 | -0.8% | 92.774 | $52,860 | 7 |
| Iowa | $46,320 | -6.3% | 87.762 | $52,780 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $49,050 | -0.8% | 94.095 | $52,130 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | $53,230 | +7.7% | 102.28 | $52,040 | 10 |
| Kansas | $46,750 | -5.4% | 90.068 | $51,910 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | $45,570 | -7.8% | 87.843 | $51,880 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | $54,790 | +10.8% | 105.757 | $51,810 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $44,850 | -9.3% | 86.937 | $51,590 | 14 |
| Montana | $48,710 | -1.5% | 94.645 | $51,470 | 15 |
| Colorado | $52,960 | +7.1% | 103.052 | $51,390 | 16 |
| Washington | $54,980 | +11.2% | 107.013 | $51,380 | 17 |
| California | $56,860 | +15.0% | 110.72 | $51,350 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $46,200 | -6.6% | 90.103 | $51,270 | 19 |
| Delaware | $50,410 | +2.0% | 99.808 | $50,510 | 20 |
| Missouri | $45,860 | -7.2% | 90.817 | $50,500 | 21 |
| Vermont | $49,070 | -0.7% | 97.958 | $50,090 | 22 |
| New Mexico | $46,140 | -6.7% | 92.212 | $50,040 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $47,160 | -4.6% | 94.326 | $50,000 | 24 |
| Mississippi | $43,420 | -12.2% | 86.953 | $49,940 | 25 |
| Virginia | $50,480 | +2.1% | 101.104 | $49,930 | 26 |
| Maryland | $52,310 | +5.8% | 104.959 | $49,840 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $43,930 | -11.1% | 88.207 | $49,800 | 28 |
| Idaho | $47,540 | -3.8% | 95.494 | $49,780 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $51,600 | +4.4% | 104.165 | $49,540 | 30 |
| Connecticut | $51,310 | +3.8% | 103.61 | $49,520 | 31 |
| Illinois | $49,500 | +0.1% | 99.958 | $49,520 | 31 |
| Oregon | $51,070 | +3.3% | 103.361 | $49,410 | 33 |
| New York | $53,250 | +7.7% | 107.921 | $49,340 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,730 | -3.5% | 97.572 | $48,920 | 35 |
| Maine | $47,450 | -4.0% | 97.05 | $48,890 | 36 |
| Indiana | $45,520 | -7.9% | 93.329 | $48,770 | 37 |
| Tennessee | $44,680 | -9.6% | 91.87 | $48,630 | 38 |
| Arizona | $48,720 | -1.5% | 100.677 | $48,390 | 39 |
| Georgia | $46,200 | -6.6% | 96.293 | $47,980 | 40 |
| Michigan | $45,960 | -7.0% | 96.217 | $47,770 | 41 |
| Utah | $47,120 | -4.7% | 98.864 | $47,660 | 42 |
| Nevada | $47,080 | -4.8% | 99.979 | $47,090 | 43 |
| South Dakota | $41,570 | -15.9% | 88.586 | $46,930 | 44 |
| South Carolina | $43,970 | -11.1% | 93.749 | $46,900 | 45 |
| Texas | $45,470 | -8.0% | 97.057 | $46,850 | 46 |
| New Jersey | $49,920 | +1.0% | 108.805 | $45,880 | 47 |
| Florida | $46,580 | -5.8% | 103.414 | $45,040 | 48 |
| Alabama | $39,560 | -20.0% | 88.823 | $44,540 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $38,810 | -21.5% | 89.497 | $43,360 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.