Human Resources Supervisors

Median Salary: $96,600

Many human resources supervisors across the nation share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, NA can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 62,990 people were working as human resources supervisors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to cultivate these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're looking to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for human resources supervisors in the U.S. was $96,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $46.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about human resources supervisors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

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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 supervisors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of human resources supervisors in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Birmingham 220 $90,300 $43.40 $113,800 $54.70 -7.7%
Huntsville 100 $88,900 $42.80 $104,400 $50.20 4.8%
Mobile 50 $70,300 $33.80 $95,400 $45.90 -43.8%
Montgomery 60 $94,400 $45.40 $111,200 $53.50 -24.5%
Alaska
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Anchorage 120 $94,900 $45.60 $118,300 $56.90 47.5%
Arizona
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Flagstaff 40 $69,100 $33.20 $81,500 $39.20 29.5%
Phoenix 870 $77,400 $37.20 $104,600 $50.30 2.3%
Tucson 160 $79,100 $38.00 $107,300 $51.60 -10.8%
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 240 $90,700 $43.60 $104,300 $50.10 152.1%
Fort Smith 60 $72,100 $34.70 $101,300 $48.70 13.1%
Little Rock 160 $74,600 $35.90 $97,200 $46.70 1.2%
California
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Bakersfield 60 $99,800 $48.00 $134,500 $64.70 -52.5%
Fresno 100 $99,800 $48.00 $118,500 $57.00 -33.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 3,060 $112,300 $54.00 $142,300 $68.40 21.2%
Modesto 60 $117,700 $56.60 $134,400 $64.60 -13.9%
Oakland 580 $126,400 $60.80 $162,500 $78.10 21%
Oxnard 170 $107,500 $51.70 $144,800 $69.60 18.5%
Riverside 430 $96,400 $46.40 $123,500 $59.40 -25.7%
Sacramento 400 $99,800 $48.00 $132,400 $63.60 -2.9%
Salinas 50 $110,100 $52.90 $124,800 $60.00 -35.3%
San Diego 680 $105,200 $50.60 $131,700 $63.30 10.6%
San Francisco (Area) 1,640 $127,500 $61.30 $164,100 $78.90 72%
San Francisco (City) 1,060 $128,500 $61.80 $165,600 $79.60 123%
San Jose 1,110 $143,500 $69.00 $166,400+ $80.00+ 159.3%
Santa Barbara 80 $86,000 $41.30 $112,500 $54.10 -5%
Santa Cruz 50 $109,300 $52.60 $145,200 $69.80 11.4%
Santa Rosa 60 $97,200 $46.80 $121,200 $58.30 -29.3%
Stockton 80 $99,200 $47.70 $117,000 $56.30 -16.8%
Vallejo 30 $121,600 $58.50 $144,300 $69.40 -44%
Visalia NA $108,000 $51.90 $128,700 $61.90 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Boulder 40 $115,900 $55.70 $156,200 $75.10 -46.1%
Colorado Springs 70 $89,700 $43.10 $113,500 $54.60 -39.4%
Denver 450 $104,800 $50.40 $129,900 $62.50 -22.6%
Fort Collins 30 $103,400 $49.70 $136,500 $65.60 -43.8%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 450 $106,900 $51.40 $132,000 $63.50 52.3%
Hartford 670 $101,900 $49.00 $123,700 $59.50 148.1%
New Haven 150 $87,100 $41.90 $115,500 $55.50 7.9%
Norwich 80 $83,500 $40.10 $106,600 $51.20 22.6%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 2,200 $124,600 $59.90 $149,000 $71.60 62%
Florida
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Bradenton 40 $88,900 $42.80 $123,100 $59.20 -65.4%
Cape Coral 40 $65,100 $31.30 $81,700 $39.30 -61.2%
Jacksonville 200 $73,600 $35.40 $89,000 $42.80 -29.9%
Lakeland 40 $91,400 $43.90 $121,900 $58.60 -56.6%
Miami (Area) 630 $81,700 $39.30 $110,300 $53.00 -37.8%
Orlando 350 $104,700 $50.40 $128,800 $61.90 -26.8%
Palm Bay 40 $90,000 $43.30 $117,900 $56.70 -62.4%
Tallahassee 40 $73,900 $35.50 $94,400 $45.40 -53.1%
Tampa 410 $87,400 $42.00 $110,100 $52.90 -25.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Athens 40 $80,700 $38.80 $105,600 $50.70 -1.5%
Atlanta 1,580 $96,800 $46.60 $125,100 $60.20 43.4%
Augusta 70 $79,300 $38.10 $104,400 $50.20 -28.6%
Columbus 30 $87,000 $41.80 $115,100 $55.30 -39.2%
Gainesville 30 $79,900 $38.40 $96,200 $46.30 -10.4%
Savannah 70 $89,200 $42.90 $102,900 $49.50 -3.9%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 170 $79,900 $38.40 $98,300 $47.30 -17.2%
Idaho
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Boise City 150 $80,800 $38.80 $93,600 $45.00 20.5%
Illinois
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Champaign 70 $86,300 $41.50 $127,300 $61.20 37.3%
Chicago (Area) 3,080 $91,000 $43.70 $121,900 $58.60 32.8%
Decatur NA $101,900 $49.00 $142,800 $68.70 NA
Peoria 70 $63,900 $30.70 $102,700 $49.40 -18.9%
Rockford 50 $81,900 $39.40 $115,600 $55.60 -22.2%
Springfield 40 $89,800 $43.20 $106,400 $51.20 -25.5%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Bloomington 40 $84,500 $40.60 $98,900 $47.60 11.2%
Columbus 40 $90,500 $43.50 $109,100 $52.50 95.9%
Elkhart 30 $75,100 $36.10 $89,800 $43.20 -28.2%
Evansville 70 $70,900 $34.10 $90,900 $43.70 -12.7%
Fort Wayne 80 $63,300 $30.40 $78,600 $37.80 -19.7%
Indianapolis 600 $80,500 $38.70 $102,600 $49.30 43.8%
Lafayette 50 $85,800 $41.30 $110,200 $53.00 19.3%
South Bend 50 $74,900 $36.00 $99,700 $47.90 -17%
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids 80 $99,300 $47.80 $125,300 $60.20 24.1%
Davenport 70 $85,300 $41.00 $106,000 $51.00 -15.6%
Des Moines 140 $96,000 $46.10 $128,500 $61.80 -8.3%
Waterloo 30 $77,600 $37.30 $109,800 $52.80 -20.1%
Kansas
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Topeka 50 $88,200 $42.40 $106,700 $51.30 -14.9%
Wichita 150 $90,700 $43.60 $108,100 $52.00 4.6%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Bowling Green 30 $76,800 $36.90 $101,200 $48.70 26.3%
Lexington 120 $76,600 $36.80 $95,100 $45.70 3.9%
Louisville 480 $85,300 $41.00 $110,300 $53.00 67.8%
Owensboro 30 $68,700 $33.00 $83,000 $39.90 35.1%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Baton Rouge 250 $72,600 $34.90 $85,700 $41.20 44.4%
Lafayette 40 $63,100 $30.30 $73,400 $35.30 -43.8%
Lake Charles 30 $76,500 $36.80 $89,000 $42.80 -25.1%
New Orleans 250 $69,300 $33.30 $82,000 $39.40 0.2%
Shreveport 40 $56,900 $27.40 $64,600 $31.10 -52.9%
Maine
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Portland 110 $78,200 $37.60 $101,200 $48.70 21.4%
Maryland
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Baltimore 670 $92,200 $44.30 $124,000 $59.60 10.4%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 1,280 NA NA NA NA 34.4%
Springfield 50 $85,400 $41.10 $108,800 $52.30 -66.6%
Worcester 100 $97,800 $47.00 $127,000 $61.10 -15.8%
Michigan
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Ann Arbor 110 $96,200 $46.20 $120,700 $58.10 17.6%
Battle Creek 40 $109,700 $52.70 $146,400 $70.40 56.8%
Detroit (Area) 880 $110,100 $52.90 $142,800 $68.70 2.5%
Flint 30 $96,400 $46.40 $129,300 $62.20 -46.3%
Grand Rapids 180 $81,900 $39.40 $99,800 $48.00 2.9%
Holland 40 $81,400 $39.10 $95,600 $46.00 -12.7%
Kalamazoo 60 $74,900 $36.00 $101,300 $48.70 -7.7%
Lansing 50 $83,700 $40.30 $101,600 $48.80 -51%
Minnesota
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Duluth 50 $95,300 $45.80 $107,300 $51.60 -23.7%
Minneapolis 2,000 $104,900 $50.40 $135,500 $65.10 139.6%
Rochester 50 $103,600 $49.80 $129,000 $62.00 -6.8%
St. Cloud 50 $74,900 $36.00 $88,800 $42.70 7.3%
Missouri
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Jefferson City 60 $64,400 $31.00 $72,100 $34.60 42.3%
Kansas City 460 $92,800 $44.60 $115,400 $55.50 -3.5%
Springfield 60 $78,200 $37.60 $99,200 $47.70 -34.6%
St. Louis 570 $99,000 $47.60 $129,900 $62.50 -8.7%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 50 $71,400 $34.30 $87,100 $41.90 -30.1%
Omaha 130 $92,500 $44.50 $105,500 $50.70 -40.2%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 530 $87,000 $41.80 $109,300 $52.60 28.2%
Reno 100 $88,400 $42.50 $105,600 $50.80 5.2%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 70 $85,300 $41.00 $108,400 $52.10 36.3%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 70 $84,400 $40.60 $106,100 $51.00 -0.2%
Trenton 330 $111,500 $53.60 $134,400 $64.60 213.9%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 90 $79,700 $38.30 $105,200 $50.60 -48.8%
Santa Fe 60 $68,700 $33.00 $78,100 $37.60 104.1%
New York
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Albany 450 $84,300 $40.50 $103,900 $49.90 113.9%
Binghamton 30 $74,500 $35.80 $110,900 $53.30 -38.2%
Buffalo 150 $97,200 $46.70 $131,400 $63.20 -41.7%
New York (Area) 6,770 $109,400 $52.60 $143,400 $68.90 41.3%
Poughkeepsie 70 $114,500 $55.00 $162,900 $78.30 -41.3%
Rochester 210 $91,600 $44.00 $112,100 $53.90 -9.5%
Syracuse 100 $98,000 $47.10 $115,700 $55.60 -31.5%
Utica 40 $78,000 $37.50 $92,500 $44.50 -41.7%
North Carolina
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Charlotte 440 $107,400 $51.60 $140,100 $67.30 8.3%
Durham 80 $102,700 $49.40 $132,000 $63.50 -36.9%
Greensboro 100 $92,000 $44.20 $106,200 $51.10 -41.3%
Raleigh 150 $99,500 $47.80 $116,500 $56.00 -39.2%
Winston-Salem 90 $105,400 $50.70 $144,700 $69.60 -10%
North Dakota
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Fargo 30 $89,000 $42.80 $102,400 $49.20 -44.8%
Ohio
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Akron 160 $98,600 $47.40 $127,000 $61.00 3.1%
Canton 60 $86,200 $41.40 $102,500 $49.30 -22%
Cincinnati 560 $99,000 $47.60 $125,300 $60.30 16.6%
Cleveland 530 $103,000 $49.50 $133,900 $64.40 10.2%
Columbus 510 $94,100 $45.20 $117,800 $56.60 15.6%
Dayton 130 $91,100 $43.80 $124,300 $59.70 -27.2%
Toledo 140 $89,200 $42.90 $107,300 $51.60 -2.9%
Youngstown 50 $83,000 $39.90 $106,100 $51.00 -55.4%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 350 $54,300 $26.10 $74,000 $35.60 28.2%
Tulsa 250 $55,100 $26.50 $74,500 $35.80 24.9%
Oregon
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Eugene 50 $86,200 $41.50 $104,400 $50.20 -28%
Medford 40 $108,400 $52.10 $123,700 $59.50 -5.2%
Portland 690 $102,300 $49.20 $127,600 $61.30 43.4%
Salem 40 $84,000 $40.40 $101,000 $48.60 -36.5%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 140 $91,600 $44.00 $129,800 $62.40 -13.3%
Harrisburg 160 $86,700 $41.70 $108,900 $52.30 6.6%
Lancaster 40 $80,800 $38.80 $100,300 $48.20 -60.6%
Philadelphia (Area) 1,140 $111,200 $53.50 $166,400+ $80.00+ -6.2%
Pittsburgh 330 $102,900 $49.50 $131,400 $63.20 -38%
Scranton 60 $65,100 $31.30 $87,000 $41.80 -48.1%
York 30 $99,400 $47.80 $112,800 $54.20 -60.8%
Rhode Island
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Providence 420 $99,600 $47.90 $122,000 $58.60 60.8%
South Carolina
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Charleston 100 $74,600 $35.90 $98,700 $47.50 -26.6%
Columbia 150 $81,900 $39.40 $107,600 $51.70 -9.3%
Greenville 110 $86,000 $41.30 $105,400 $50.70 -23.7%
Spartanburg 30 $86,500 $41.60 $103,600 $49.80 -40.2%
South Dakota
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Sioux Falls 70 $84,200 $40.50 $99,500 $47.90 3.1%
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 120 $69,300 $33.30 $85,100 $40.90 11.2%
Knoxville 80 $71,500 $34.40 $99,400 $47.80 -47.9%
Memphis 190 $83,900 $40.30 $116,600 $56.10 -35.5%
Nashville 370 $75,700 $36.40 $99,900 $48.00 7.5%
Texas
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Austin 300 $106,000 $51.00 $142,300 $68.40 -18.3%
College Station 40 $89,800 $43.20 $105,000 $50.50 -18%
Dallas (Area) 1,070 $103,600 $49.80 $128,000 $61.60 -30.9%
El Paso 80 $78,500 $37.80 $96,900 $46.60 -36.5%
Houston 670 $107,000 $51.40 $142,400 $68.50 -45.9%
Killeen 30 $63,200 $30.40 $85,900 $41.30 -44.2%
San Antonio 230 $96,100 $46.20 $121,800 $58.60 -42.3%
Utah
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Ogden 50 $87,600 $42.10 $105,500 $50.70 -48.8%
Provo 40 $75,100 $36.10 $89,000 $42.80 -53.3%
Salt Lake City 190 $82,700 $39.80 $102,800 $49.40 -34.6%
Vermont
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Burlington 30 $107,300 $51.60 $134,800 $64.80 -41.9%
Virginia
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Richmond 330 $102,800 $49.40 $130,200 $62.60 16%
Roanoke 50 $95,500 $45.90 $111,200 $53.50 -28.6%
Virginia Beach 200 $95,600 $46.00 $114,300 $54.90 -44.6%
Washington
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Bellingham 30 $75,200 $36.20 $89,700 $43.10 -14.1%
Bremerton 30 $91,800 $44.20 $105,800 $50.90 -18%
Kennewick 90 $107,700 $51.80 $121,300 $58.30 97.1%
Olympia 140 $83,300 $40.00 $93,400 $44.90 199%
Seattle (Area) 1,660 $97,600 $46.90 $120,200 $57.80 56.4%
Spokane 100 $89,500 $43.00 $106,100 $51.00 6.6%
West Virginia
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Charleston 50 $77,600 $37.30 $100,100 $48.10 -34.6%
Huntington 40 $70,000 $33.70 $99,000 $47.60 -16.4%
Morgantown NA $83,100 $39.90 $95,400 $45.90 NA
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
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Appleton 50 $90,000 $43.30 $104,400 $50.20 -13.5%
Eau Claire 60 $75,500 $36.30 $104,000 $50.00 63.7%
Green Bay 80 $77,400 $37.20 $104,400 $50.20 1.2%
La Crosse 40 $81,400 $39.10 $93,200 $44.80 18.7%
Madison 220 $94,400 $45.40 $113,500 $54.60 40.9%
Milwaukee 610 $97,500 $46.90 $127,100 $61.10 54.4%
Oshkosh 50 $109,200 $52.50 $133,800 $64.30 30.1%
Wausau 40 $84,400 $40.60 $117,700 $56.60 15.4%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
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Cheyenne 30 $72,100 $34.70 $84,600 $40.70 62.2%