State wages ยท Cost of living
Human Resources Managers pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $176,510. Massachusetts leads after cost of living, at $166,900. Minnesota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($140,030).
National median
$140,030
Highest state median
$176,510
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$166,900
Massachusetts
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $103,750Higher: $166,900Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Massachusetts | $176,510 | +26.1% | 105.757 | $166,900 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $165,380 | +18.1% | 102.28 | $161,690 | 2 |
| Virginia | $161,690 | +15.5% | 101.104 | $159,920 | 3 |
| New York | $171,440 | +22.4% | 107.921 | $158,860 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $174,400 | +24.5% | 109.901 | $158,690 | 5 |
| Washington | $169,410 | +21.0% | 107.013 | $158,310 | 6 |
| Minnesota | $152,250 | +8.7% | 98.621 | $154,380 | 7 |
| California | $169,140 | +20.8% | 110.72 | $152,760 | 8 |
| New Jersey | $166,070 | +18.6% | 108.805 | $152,630 | 9 |
| Colorado | $154,500 | +10.3% | 103.052 | $149,920 | 10 |
| Delaware | $145,630 | +4.0% | 99.808 | $145,910 | 11 |
| Missouri | $131,210 | -6.3% | 90.817 | $144,480 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $149,310 | +6.6% | 103.61 | $144,110 | 13 |
| Georgia | $138,050 | -1.4% | 96.293 | $143,360 | 14 |
| Maryland | $150,420 | +7.4% | 104.959 | $143,310 | 15 |
| North Dakota | $127,190 | -9.2% | 88.959 | $142,980 | 16 |
| North Carolina | $134,170 | -4.2% | 94.326 | $142,240 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $132,940 | -5.1% | 94.095 | $141,280 | 18 |
| Kansas | $126,550 | -9.6% | 90.068 | $140,500 | 19 |
| Ohio | $129,320 | -7.6% | 92.774 | $139,390 | 20 |
| Iowa | $122,200 | -12.7% | 87.762 | $139,240 | 21 |
| Nebraska | $124,990 | -10.7% | 90.103 | $138,720 | 22 |
| Michigan | $131,810 | -5.9% | 96.217 | $136,990 | 23 |
| Tennessee | $124,890 | -10.8% | 91.87 | $135,940 | 24 |
| Texas | $131,730 | -5.9% | 97.057 | $135,720 | 25 |
| Indiana | $126,400 | -9.7% | 93.329 | $135,430 | 26 |
| Illinois | $134,320 | -4.1% | 99.958 | $134,380 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $130,830 | -6.6% | 97.572 | $134,090 | 28 |
| Utah | $131,070 | -6.4% | 98.864 | $132,580 | 29 |
| Oregon | $135,780 | -3.0% | 103.361 | $131,360 | 30 |
| Arizona | $130,340 | -6.9% | 100.677 | $129,460 | 31 |
| Maine | $123,860 | -11.5% | 97.05 | $127,620 | 32 |
| New Mexico | $117,280 | -16.2% | 92.212 | $127,190 | 33 |
| Vermont | $124,340 | -11.2% | 97.958 | $126,930 | 34 |
| South Carolina | $118,760 | -15.2% | 93.749 | $126,680 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $113,740 | -18.8% | 90.159 | $126,150 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | $109,990 | -21.5% | 87.843 | $125,210 | 37 |
| Alabama | $110,030 | -21.4% | 88.823 | $123,880 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | $128,950 | -7.9% | 104.165 | $123,790 | 39 |
| South Dakota | $109,100 | -22.1% | 88.586 | $123,160 | 40 |
| Wyoming | $113,900 | -18.7% | 92.691 | $122,880 | 41 |
| Idaho | $116,990 | -16.5% | 95.494 | $122,510 | 42 |
| West Virginia | $108,660 | -22.4% | 89.497 | $121,410 | 43 |
| Florida | $124,950 | -10.8% | 103.414 | $120,830 | 44 |
| Alaska | $122,560 | -12.5% | 102.359 | $119,740 | 45 |
| Mississippi | $103,150 | -26.3% | 86.953 | $118,630 | 46 |
| Louisiana | $104,430 | -25.4% | 88.207 | $118,390 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $99,760 | -28.8% | 86.937 | $114,750 | 48 |
| Montana | $108,370 | -22.6% | 94.645 | $114,500 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $118,060 | -15.7% | 109.951 | $107,380 | 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.