Human Resources Coordinators

Median Salary: $88,100

Many human resources coordinators across the country share a number of important professional traits. For example, cooperation, initiative, and dependability can be essential for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 35,630 people were working as human resources coordinators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're intending to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for human resources coordinators in the U.S. was $88,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $42.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about human resources coordinators, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Human resources coordinators should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Near Vision
  • Deductive Reasoning

Different people go into different careers; human resources coordinators are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
  • Social

Working as a human resources coordinator requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Administration and Management
  • Mathematics
  • Law and Government
  • Economics and Accounting

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as human resources coordinators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of human resources coordinators in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
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Birmingham 60 $73,600 $35.40 $92,100 $44.30 -54.9%
Arizona
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Phoenix 460 $86,000 $41.40 $119,300 $57.40 -3.7%
Tucson 60 $72,200 $34.70 $85,600 $41.20 -43.6%
Arkansas
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Little Rock 70 $71,600 $34.40 $96,200 $46.30 -27.1%
California
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Bakersfield 40 $86,700 $41.70 $118,500 $57.00 -42.5%
Fresno 70 $75,100 $36.10 $91,100 $43.80 -26%
Los Angeles (Area) 1,340 $90,500 $43.50 $116,000 $55.80 -3.7%
Oakland 320 $98,200 $47.20 $121,000 $58.20 19.4%
Oxnard 70 $101,700 $48.90 $126,000 $60.60 -15%
Riverside 140 $94,900 $45.60 $119,200 $57.30 -57.1%
Sacramento 260 $93,500 $44.90 $111,200 $53.50 13.2%
San Diego 270 $98,800 $47.50 $117,700 $56.60 -21.6%
San Francisco (Area) 720 $103,800 $49.90 $132,500 $63.70 34.1%
San Francisco (City) 400 $109,300 $52.60 $144,000 $69.20 48.7%
San Jose 390 $133,900 $64.40 $165,300 $79.50 59%
Santa Barbara 40 $84,700 $40.70 $118,100 $56.80 -15.4%
Santa Rosa 40 $81,200 $39.00 $100,300 $48.20 -16.5%
Stockton 40 $103,100 $49.60 $131,500 $63.20 -28.6%
Colorado
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Colorado Springs 30 $112,500 $54.10 $129,000 $62.00 -54.2%
Denver 190 $99,900 $48.00 $129,000 $62.00 -43.6%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 300 $76,500 $36.80 $93,800 $45.10 109.2%
Hartford 310 $77,300 $37.20 $100,000 $48.10 105.1%
New Haven 110 $80,600 $38.80 $93,400 $44.90 52.4%
Norwich 70 $63,100 $30.30 $91,700 $44.10 89%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 1,110 $85,500 $41.10 $112,900 $54.30 24.9%
Florida
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Bradenton 60 $103,900 $49.90 $122,600 $59.00 -13.2%
Cape Coral NA $100,600 $48.40 $123,600 $59.40 NA
Deltona 40 $90,000 $43.30 $115,300 $55.40 -1.5%
Jacksonville 170 $88,900 $42.70 $113,600 $54.60 4.4%
Lakeland 60 $93,100 $44.80 $120,900 $58.10 11.4%
Miami (Area) 560 $111,100 $53.40 $138,000 $66.40 -4.8%
Orlando 270 $93,400 $44.90 $121,800 $58.60 -1.5%
Palm Bay 40 $95,100 $45.70 $129,700 $62.40 -22.7%
Tallahassee 40 $87,600 $42.10 $105,500 $50.70 -1.8%
Tampa 310 $106,100 $51.00 $130,800 $62.90 1.1%
Georgia
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Atlanta 730 $94,500 $45.40 $124,000 $59.60 16.8%
Augusta 30 $105,200 $50.60 $130,200 $62.60 -42.1%
Savannah 30 $72,600 $34.90 $91,900 $44.20 -21.2%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 100 $70,400 $33.90 $92,800 $44.60 -14.3%
Idaho
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Boise City 90 $72,600 $34.90 $102,800 $49.40 29.3%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) 1,580 $78,300 $37.70 $101,300 $48.70 20.5%
Peoria 50 $65,800 $31.70 $82,300 $39.60 8.1%
Rockford 50 $61,200 $29.40 $78,400 $37.70 27.8%
Springfield 30 $73,000 $35.10 $88,900 $42.70 7.3%
Indiana
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Evansville 30 $73,600 $35.40 $108,900 $52.30 -30%
Fort Wayne 60 $62,700 $30.10 $93,200 $44.80 -0.7%
Indianapolis 220 $77,400 $37.20 $105,300 $50.60 -9.2%
South Bend 40 $56,000 $26.90 $74,900 $36.00 13.9%
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids 40 $74,100 $35.70 $91,100 $43.80 4.8%
Davenport 50 $57,800 $27.80 $79,300 $38.10 8.8%
Des Moines 140 $75,600 $36.30 $105,600 $50.80 59%
Kansas
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Wichita 50 $84,600 $40.70 $105,000 $50.50 -38.5%
Kentucky
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Lexington 40 $61,400 $29.50 $82,500 $39.70 -46.5%
Louisville 120 $67,300 $32.40 $80,600 $38.80 -26.4%
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge 110 $68,900 $33.10 $93,300 $44.90 13.9%
Houma 30 $57,300 $27.60 $77,700 $37.30 17.2%
New Orleans 110 $75,200 $36.10 $92,500 $44.50 -20.9%
Shreveport 50 $68,400 $32.90 $81,400 $39.20 -1.5%
Maine
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Portland 90 $75,900 $36.50 $93,700 $45.10 70.7%
Maryland
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Baltimore 360 $74,400 $35.80 $94,300 $45.40 4.4%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 1,370 $106,300 $51.10 $133,800 $64.40 134.4%
Springfield 130 $87,700 $42.10 $114,700 $55.10 67.4%
Worcester 120 $96,500 $46.40 $116,300 $55.90 81.3%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Ann Arbor 60 $100,700 $48.40 $121,800 $58.50 10.6%
Detroit (Area) 510 $90,400 $43.50 $118,700 $57.10 9.9%
Grand Rapids 80 $87,400 $42.00 $103,400 $49.70 -21.2%
Kalamazoo 30 $82,700 $39.70 $101,300 $48.70 -8.4%
Lansing 60 $80,200 $38.60 $102,200 $49.20 5.5%
Niles 30 $88,700 $42.70 $108,000 $51.90 96.3%
Minnesota
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Minneapolis 410 $111,400 $53.60 $142,400 $68.50 -12.1%
Mississippi
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Gulfport 50 $67,900 $32.70 $89,700 $43.10 63.7%
Jackson 140 $66,100 $31.80 $90,700 $43.60 107.7%
Missouri
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Kansas City 220 $90,200 $43.40 $104,800 $50.40 -17.2%
St. Louis 270 $88,700 $42.60 $111,500 $53.60 -23.8%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 50 $81,300 $39.10 $103,900 $50.00 11%
Omaha 170 $83,600 $40.20 $106,600 $51.30 35.5%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 100 $81,700 $39.30 $105,400 $50.70 -56.8%
Reno NA $73,700 $35.50 $79,100 $38.00 NA
New Jersey
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Trenton 40 $97,900 $47.10 $110,200 $53.00 -29.7%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 120 $75,600 $36.40 $95,200 $45.80 15%
New York
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Albany 140 $87,100 $41.90 $108,100 $52.00 16.8%
Buffalo 160 $94,300 $45.30 $110,700 $53.20 11.4%
New York (Area) 3,180 $112,700 $54.20 $141,300 $68.00 13.6%
Poughkeepsie 40 $99,300 $47.80 $122,800 $59.00 -34.1%
Rochester 190 $106,800 $51.30 $133,300 $64.10 41.4%
Syracuse 70 $93,400 $44.90 $133,100 $64.00 -17.9%
North Carolina
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Asheville 40 $66,300 $31.90 $88,300 $42.50 -21.2%
Charlotte 440 $108,400 $52.10 $133,300 $64.10 90.5%
Durham 170 $104,000 $50.00 $141,200 $67.90 131.9%
Greensboro 80 $91,500 $44.00 $132,300 $63.60 -11.7%
Hickory 40 $86,200 $41.50 $116,200 $55.90 -9.5%
Raleigh 230 $100,800 $48.40 $120,000 $57.70 68.9%
Winston-Salem 60 $81,500 $39.20 $117,700 $56.60 9.9%
North Dakota
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Bismarck 40 $75,100 $36.10 $93,700 $45.10 112.5%
Fargo 50 $73,900 $35.50 $121,300 $58.30 60.1%
Ohio
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Akron 70 $78,100 $37.50 $96,400 $46.30 -15.8%
Cincinnati 220 $73,800 $35.50 $104,400 $50.20 -19.8%
Cleveland 240 $87,200 $41.90 $113,100 $54.40 -13.2%
Columbus 170 $91,300 $43.90 $111,200 $53.50 -33.3%
Dayton 50 $81,500 $39.20 $115,500 $55.50 -53.1%
Toledo 40 $69,800 $33.60 $93,400 $44.90 -45.4%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 300 $51,900 $25.00 $74,700 $35.90 95.6%
Tulsa 260 $65,500 $31.50 $80,500 $38.70 129.3%
Oregon
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Portland 120 $91,700 $44.10 $111,000 $53.40 -54.6%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 100 $97,800 $47.00 $142,300 $68.40 7.3%
Erie 40 $61,800 $29.70 $74,200 $35.70 8.4%
Harrisburg 110 $90,000 $43.30 $106,800 $51.30 24.5%
Lancaster 70 $91,000 $43.80 $117,000 $56.30 8.8%
Philadelphia (Area) 1,140 $93,700 $45.00 $125,900 $60.50 50.2%
Pittsburgh 360 $82,400 $39.60 $100,400 $48.30 19.4%
Reading 40 $84,400 $40.60 $109,500 $52.70 -16.8%
Scranton 50 $82,900 $39.90 $106,500 $51.20 -34.1%
State College 40 $76,700 $36.90 $92,000 $44.20 134.4%
York 40 $83,200 $40.00 $103,700 $49.90 -11.7%
Rhode Island
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Providence 110 $109,800 $52.80 $156,300 $75.10 -23.4%
South Carolina
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Charleston 40 $84,000 $40.40 $100,900 $48.50 -48.7%
Columbia 170 $65,000 $31.30 $84,300 $40.60 87.9%
Greenville 120 $72,700 $35.00 $89,900 $43.20 45.8%
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 100 $57,800 $27.80 $87,900 $42.30 60.4%
Kingsport 50 $62,400 $30.00 $83,500 $40.10 44%
Knoxville 180 $69,900 $33.60 $84,400 $40.60 106.6%
Memphis 300 $74,200 $35.70 $98,300 $47.30 81%
Nashville 460 $54,100 $26.00 $78,000 $37.50 134.4%
Texas
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Austin 180 $90,000 $43.30 $107,800 $51.80 -12.8%
Dallas (Area) 930 $99,900 $48.00 $120,200 $57.80 8.1%
El Paso 50 $82,000 $39.40 $109,300 $52.60 -26%
Houston 830 $95,500 $45.90 $120,300 $57.80 17.9%
San Antonio 160 $92,900 $44.70 $115,600 $55.60 -29.3%
Utah
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Ogden 30 $74,600 $35.90 $86,600 $41.70 -42.5%
Provo 40 $75,900 $36.50 $93,300 $44.80 -16.1%
Salt Lake City 170 $78,200 $37.60 $95,200 $45.80 4.4%
Virginia
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Richmond 180 $81,200 $39.00 $101,100 $48.60 10.6%
Roanoke 40 $93,400 $44.90 $117,100 $56.30 -1.5%
Virginia Beach 90 $84,300 $40.50 $101,700 $48.90 -56%
Washington
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Olympia 40 $80,400 $38.70 $89,000 $42.80 52.4%
Seattle (Area) 320 $100,200 $48.20 $126,600 $60.90 -16.8%
Wisconsin
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Madison 90 $71,700 $34.50 $95,000 $45.70 5.1%
Milwaukee 290 $82,200 $39.50 $105,100 $50.60 31.9%
Oshkosh 40 $76,600 $36.80 $94,500 $45.40 75.1%