HR Assistant salary and cost of hiring in the US
An HR assistant runs the admin side of people work: job posts, interview scheduling, onboarding paperwork, employee records and HR questions.
BLS occupation 43-4161[1]; benefits share[2]. Checked 2026-10-16.
US salary range
| Range | 10th | Median | 90th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $37,340 | $50,610 | $68,280 |
Salary by state
| State | Median | 90th percentile | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $80,330 | 610 | |
| California | $78,370 | 11,490 | |
| Washington | $75,920 | 2,350 | |
| Maryland | $73,900 | 1,480 | |
| Alaska | $75,030 | 260 | |
| Rhode Island | $71,110 | 150 | |
| Massachusetts | $71,130 | 1,400 | |
| Colorado | $73,890 | 1,660 | |
| Minnesota | $66,930 | 3,380 | |
| New Jersey | $68,010 | 4,000 | |
| Connecticut | $74,610 | 910 | |
| Oregon | $66,230 | 1,050 | |
| North Dakota | $64,290 | 110 | |
| New York | $73,620 | 8,800 | |
| Virginia | $69,640 | 2,160 | |
| Vermont | $62,090 | 140 | |
| Idaho | $64,080 | 280 | |
| New Hampshire | $65,800 | 470 | |
| Delaware | $66,190 | 290 | |
| Kentucky | $64,220 | 1,240 | |
| Montana | $62,690 | 140 | |
| Maine | $64,740 | 490 | |
| Wyoming | $64,940 | 90 | |
| New Mexico | $59,650 | 620 | |
| Kansas | $62,610 | 660 | |
| Hawaii | $67,650 | 450 | |
| Pennsylvania | $63,810 | 2,700 | |
| Wisconsin | $63,040 | 1,890 | |
| Iowa | $63,280 | 920 | |
| Florida | $62,880 | 3,210 | |
| Illinois | $66,330 | 4,140 | |
| Ohio | $65,100 | 2,770 | |
| Michigan | $64,190 | 1,890 | |
| North Carolina | $62,780 | 2,790 | |
| Missouri | $65,090 | 1,090 | |
| Nevada | $62,940 | 1,390 | |
| Arizona | $61,090 | 1,490 | |
| Indiana | $61,610 | 1,870 | |
| Texas | $64,940 | 5,890 | |
| Louisiana | $63,920 | 750 | |
| Nebraska | $60,010 | 440 | |
| Georgia (US state) | $63,020 | 2,510 | |
| Arkansas | $61,840 | 720 | |
| Utah | $63,440 | 700 | |
| Tennessee | $59,990 | 3,930 | |
| South Carolina | $58,410 | 1,190 | |
| South Dakota | $57,300 | 190 | |
| Oklahoma | $63,130 | 600 | |
| Mississippi | $64,560 | 1,010 | |
| West Virginia | $58,510 | 480 | |
| Alabama | $61,460 | 960 |
Top-paying metro areas
Areas with at least 500 people in the job.
| Metro area | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 560 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,300 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,480 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,610 | |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 640 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 3,890 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 660 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1,150 | |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 7,640 | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,350 |
What the job involves
- Post jobs and screen applications
- Schedule interviews and send updates to candidates
- Prepare offer letters and onboarding documents
- Keep employee records and the HRIS up to date
- Answer routine HR questions
Tools
- Greenhouse, Lever or Workable
- BambooHR or HiBob
- Google Workspace
- Calendly
How to test candidates
- Screen 10 CVs against a job description
- Write a polite rejection email
- Confidentiality and GDPR basics
Remote work
A natural remote role; most tasks are asynchronous with a short daily overlap for interview scheduling.
Local or remote
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Questions
What is the average HR assistant salary in the US?
The BLS median was $50,610 a year in May 2025 and the mean $52,250.
Which state pays HR assistants the most?
District of Columbia, with a median of $59,050 a year.
Sources
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-4161: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434161.htm
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
- Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.