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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	60	$73,600	$35.40	$92,100	$44.30	-54.9%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	70	$71,600	$34.40	$96,200	$46.30	-27.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,110	$85,500	$41.10	$112,900	$54.30	24.9%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	100	$70,400	$33.90	$92,800	$44.60	-14.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	90	$72,600	$34.90	$102,800	$49.40	29.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	50	$84,600	$40.70	$105,000	$50.50	-38.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	90	$75,900	$36.50	$93,700	$45.10	70.7%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	360	$74,400	$35.80	$94,300	$45.40	4.4%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	410	$111,400	$53.60	$142,400	$68.50	-12.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	50	$81,300	$39.10	$103,900	$50.00	11%
Omaha	170	$83,600	$40.20	$106,600	$51.30	35.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	40	$97,900	$47.10	$110,200	$53.00	-29.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	120	$75,600	$36.40	$95,200	$45.80	15%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	120	$91,700	$44.10	$111,000	$53.40	-54.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	110	$109,800	$52.80	$156,300	$75.10	-23.4%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%