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H-1B salary guideSOC 13-1071Rank #54Updated Sep 2026

Human Resources Specialists

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071). Based on 17,942 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$83,200
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$66,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$122,658
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
648
Rank #54 · FY2026

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I1,414$48,675$55,245$65,075
Level II2,297$62,600$71,968$88,500
Level III968$78,624$95,000$130,000
Level IV706$99,500$125,000$165,000
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75): 4 levels
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
LevelP25MedianP75
Level I$48,675$55,245$65,075
Level II$62,600$71,968$88,500
Level III$78,624$95,000$130,000
Level IV$99,500$125,000$165,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA3,256$70,000
2NJ2,478$60,000
3NY2,170$63,000
4TX1,706$60,500
5IL728$60,091
6VA615$61,200
7GA543$60,000
8FL535$51,813
9WA527$90,000
10MA489$60,000

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Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$50k
FY2011$50k
FY2012$50k
FY2013$55k
FY2014$55k
FY2015$56k
FY2016$58k
FY2017$60k
FY2018$65k
FY2019$67k
FY2020$70k
FY2021$76k
FY2022$72k
FY2023$73k
FY2024$73k
FY2025$75k
FY2026$83k
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41 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Human Resources Specialists — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.

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