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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: Top
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: Top
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: Top
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:
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 |
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United States Department of Labor
