Human Resources Specialists Salary in Chicago, IL

Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Human Resources Specialists in Chicago, IL is $78,210, 3% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Human Resources Specialists pay runs from $49,580 to $125,220 a year, with about 26K people employed.

Median annual

$78,210

Median hourly

$38

Average annual

$83,190

Employed in metro

26K

Pay distribution

10th$49,580

25th$61,470

Median$78,210

75th$100,550

90th$125,220

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $37.60
Daily: $301
Weekly: $1,504
Bi-weekly: $3,008
Monthly: $6,518
Annual: $78,210

$78,210 a year is around the 50th percentile for Human Resources Specialistss in Chicago, IL. The median is $78,210.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$23.80	$49,580
25th percentile	$29.60	$61,470
Median	$37.60	$78,210
75th percentile	$48.30	$100,550
90th percentile	$60.20	$125,220
Average (mean)	$40.00	$83,190
Employment	26,470 people

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Human Resources Specialists in other metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$112,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,140
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,830
Lexington Park, MD$98,170
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$94,520
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,770
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$90,290
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$90,270