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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-3121 Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Excludes managers who primarily focus on compensation and benefits (11-3111) and training and development (11-3131).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
154,800 0.7 % $62.29 $129,570 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $32.84 $42.38 $56.11 $75.27 $98.90
Annual Wage (2) $68,300 $88,150 $116,720 $156,560 $205,720


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 22,710 0.92 $69.63 $144,820
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 8,450 0.15 $52.46 $109,110
Employment Services 7,090 0.19 $61.59 $128,100
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 6,330 0.29 $70.80 $147,270
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 5,990 0.40 $66.59 $138,500

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 22,710 0.92 $69.63 $144,820
Office Administrative Services 2,460 0.49 $59.97 $124,740
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 5,990 0.40 $66.59 $138,500
Other Information Services 1,290 0.40 $82.93 $172,480
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 80 0.37 $65.62 $136,490

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 1,560 0.17 $85.88 $178,630
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 50 0.27 $84.87 $176,540
Scientific Research and Development Services 2,340 0.33 $82.98 $172,600
Other Information Services 1,290 0.40 $82.93 $172,480
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 160 0.30 $79.71 $165,800


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 21,600 1.24 1.18 $70.05 $145,710
New York 10,980 1.15 1.09 $76.36 $158,830
Illinois 10,890 1.81 1.71 $58.52 $121,720
Texas 10,260 0.83 0.78 $60.80 $126,470
Florida 7,980 0.91 0.86 $51.69 $107,520




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,600 2.21 2.09 $79.56 $165,480
Massachusetts 6,740 1.86 1.77 $68.15 $141,740
Illinois 10,890 1.81 1.71 $58.52 $121,720
Connecticut 2,990 1.80 1.70 $72.61 $151,030
Minnesota 4,560 1.58 1.50 $61.04 $126,960




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 4,220 1.03 0.98 $82.72 $172,060
District of Columbia 1,600 2.21 2.09 $79.56 $165,480
New York 10,980 1.15 1.09 $76.36 $158,830
Rhode Island 330 0.68 0.65 $74.23 $154,410
Connecticut 2,990 1.80 1.70 $72.61 $151,030





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 12,020 1.24 1.18 $81.77 $170,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,030 1.93 1.83 $60.35 $125,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,460 1.20 1.13 $68.10 $141,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,800 2.07 1.97 $70.79 $147,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,040 2.04 1.94 $78.76 $163,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,880 1.53 1.46 $75.92 $157,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,400 1.60 1.52 $64.16 $133,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,750 1.90 1.81 $63.27 $131,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,120 1.09 1.03 $69.27 $144,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,720 0.89 0.84 $65.17 $135,550




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,020 2.47 2.35 $94.66 $196,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,530 2.21 2.10 $83.84 $174,390
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,800 2.07 1.97 $70.79 $147,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,040 2.04 1.94 $78.76 $163,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,150 1.97 1.87 $65.48 $136,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,030 1.93 1.83 $60.35 $125,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,750 1.90 1.81 $63.27 $131,610
Danville, IL 50 1.84 1.75 $46.16 $96,020
Columbus, IN 90 1.72 1.63 $70.59 $146,830
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,700 1.70 1.61 $48.12 $100,090




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,020 2.47 2.35 $94.66 $196,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,530 2.21 2.10 $83.84 $174,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 12,020 1.24 1.18 $81.77 $170,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,040 2.04 1.94 $78.76 $163,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 280 0.87 0.83 $77.63 $161,480
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,880 1.53 1.46 $75.92 $157,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,310 0.87 0.82 $73.41 $152,690
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 80 0.58 0.55 $73.03 $151,900
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 270 1.09 1.03 $72.83 $151,490
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 400 0.69 0.65 $72.20 $150,180

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 200 0.88 0.83 $48.51 $100,890
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 190 0.49 0.46 $46.20 $96,100
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 180 1.04 0.98 $43.62 $90,720
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 180 0.84 0.80 $50.58 $105,200
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.11 1.06 $49.19 $102,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.66 1.57 (8) (8)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 90 1.47 1.40 $44.40 $92,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 150 1.25 1.18 $44.87 $93,330
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 120 1.11 1.06 $49.56 $103,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.11 1.06 $49.19 $102,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.38 0.36 $75.66 $157,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 120 0.64 0.60 $74.45 $154,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.10 1.05 $67.67 $140,760
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 0.92 0.87 $66.88 $139,110
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 0.54 0.51 $65.76 $136,790


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020