Career Atlas USA

Human Resources Managers Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $185,100. BLS estimates approximately 18,480 people work in this occupation in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 24.0% above the national median ($149,280).

Median salary
$185,100
Average salary
$204,790
Median hourly
$88.99
Employment
18,480

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$107,300$51.59
25th percentile$142,490$68.50
Median (50th)$185,100$88.99
75th percentile$242,400$116.54
90th percentile$323,820$155.69

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 1.6% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.947
Location quotient
1.37

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ’s regional price level is above the national average (index 112.563, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $164,441 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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