What are the main factors that influence an Area Human Resources Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Area Human Resources Specialist?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Area Human Resources Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Area Human Resources Specialist's salary?

An Area Human Resources Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,598 for beginners, reaching about $90,784 at mid-level, and approach $106,665 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Human Resources Specialist?

Area Human Resources Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Human Resources Specialist roles are District of Columbia $85,202, California $84,879, Massachusetts $83,748. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Human Resources Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Area Human Resources Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Area Director of Human Resources: $176,758; Area Director Human Resources: $174,713; Area Human Resources Manager: $128,061; Human Resources Manager: $123,252; Human Resources Specialist, Benefits: $112,956.

Area Human Resources Specialist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Area Human Resources Specialist make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Area Human Resources Specialist in Wisconsin is $75,698 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an Area Human Resources Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,945
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,170 to $83,679
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,316

10% $61,316

50% (Median) $75,698

90% $90,945

Area Human Resources Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,679	$6,973	$1,609	$40
Average	$75,698	$6,308	$1,456	$36
25th Percentile	$68,170	$5,681	$1,311	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Area Human Resources Specialist Salaries

An Area Human Resources Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Area Human Resources Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area Human Resources Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,598
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,036
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,784
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,508
Expert (over 8 years): $106,665

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Human Resources Generalist I	less than 1 year	$59,598
Area Human Resources Specialist	1-2 years	$74,036
Human Resources Generalist III	2-4 years	$90,784
Human Resources Generalist IV	5-8 years	$109,508
Human Resources Supervisor	over 8 years	$106,665

How Do Area Human Resources Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Area Human Resources Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,202.
California: $84,879.
Massachusetts: $83,748.

District of Columbia $85,202 California $84,879 Massachusetts $83,748 Washington $83,440 New Jersey $83,409 Alaska $83,301 Connecticut $82,239 New York $81,808

Hawaii $80,431 Rhode Island $79,784 Maryland $79,346 Minnesota $78,746 Colorado $78,515 Illinois $78,438 Oregon $78,145 Delaware $77,930

New Hampshire $77,794 Virginia $77,491 Pennsylvania $76,606 Nevada $76,160 North Dakota $76,014 Michigan $75,783 Wisconsin $75,698 Vermont $75,529

Texas $75,060 Maine $75,029 Arizona $74,983 Ohio $74,929 Georgia $74,221 Indiana $73,867 Wyoming $73,798 Utah $73,690

Iowa $73,644 Kansas $73,274 Louisiana $73,167 North Carolina $73,128 Missouri $73,113 Florida $72,813 Montana $72,651 Nebraska $72,497

Kentucky $72,412 South Carolina $72,105 Tennessee $71,912 Idaho $71,835 New Mexico $71,273 Oklahoma $71,150 Alabama $70,696 South Dakota $69,935

Arkansas $69,519 West Virginia $69,296 Mississippi $68,626

Top Paying Cities for Area Human Resources Specialist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $73,633
Greenville: $74,333
Hancock: $72,981

Green Lake, WI $73,633

Greenville, WI $74,333

Hancock, WI $72,981

Hortonville, WI $74,177

Iola, WI $73,305

King, WI $73,866

Larsen, WI $74,041

Leopolis, WI $73,214

Manawa, WI $73,577

Marion, WI $73,350

Menasha, WI $74,394

Neenah, WI $74,258

Neshkoro, WI $73,368

New London, WI $73,871

Ogdensburg, WI $73,412

Omro, WI $73,774

Pickett, WI $73,835

Pine River, WI $73,550

Plainfield, WI $73,117

Poy Sippi, WI $73,601

Princeton, WI $73,457

Readfield, WI $73,966

Redgranite, WI $73,621

Ripon, WI $73,762

Rosendale, WI $73,799

Saxeville, WI $73,469

Scandinavia, WI $73,364

Tilleda, WI $73,103

Van Dyne, WI $73,891

Waukau, WI $73,763

Waupaca, WI $73,565

Wautoma, WI $73,394

Weyauwega, WI $73,691

Wild Rose, WI $73,416

Winnebago, WI $74,061

Winneconne, WI $73,888

Wilson, WI $75,100

Boyd, WI $73,155

Cadott, WI $73,207

Chetek, WI $73,010

Chippewa Falls, WI $73,364

Colfax, WI $73,276

Conrath, WI $72,862

Cornell, WI $73,050

Dallas, WI $73,429

Downing, WI $74,748

Downsville, WI $74,205

Durand, WI $74,134

Eau Galle, WI $73,970

Eleva, WI $73,444

Elk Mound, WI $73,281

Elmwood, WI $74,681

Fairchild, WI $73,354

Fall Creek, WI $73,397

Gilmanton, WI $73,778

Holcombe, WI $72,925

Humbird, WI $73,273

Independence, WI $73,565

Jim Falls, WI $73,112

Knapp, WI $74,709

Maiden Rock, WI $74,799

Menomonie, WI $74,135

Merrillan, WI $73,171

Mondovi, WI $73,592

Nelson, WI $74,470

New Auburn, WI $72,980

Osseo, WI $73,615

Pepin, WI $75,056

Pigeon Falls, WI $73,779

Plum City, WI $74,699

Prairie Farm, WI $74,062

Ridgeland, WI $73,665

Rock Falls, WI $73,313

Sand Creek, WI $73,020

Sheldon, WI $72,830

Spring Valley, WI $75,150

Stanley, WI $73,174

Stockholm, WI $75,233

Strum, WI $73,567

Thorp, WI $73,140

Wheeler, WI $73,825

Whitehall, WI $73,470

Spooner, WI $72,808

Almena, WI $73,827

Ashland, WI $72,735

Balsam Lake, WI $75,031

Barron, WI $73,364

Barronett, WI $72,839

Bayfield, WI $72,736

Benoit, WI $72,630

Birchwood, WI $72,709

Brill, WI $73,013

Bruce, WI $72,792

Brule, WI $73,415

Cable, WI $72,482

Cameron, WI $73,031

Centuria, WI $75,443

Comstock, WI $74,028

Cornucopia, WI $72,833

Couderay, WI $72,519

Cumberland, WI $73,484

Danbury, WI $73,243

Drummond, WI $72,697

Edgewater, WI $72,666

Exeland, WI $72,572

Foxboro, WI $73,676

Frederic, WI $73,891

Gordon, WI $73,064

Grand View, WI $72,549

Grantsburg, WI $74,340

Haugen, WI $73,092

Hawthorne, WI $73,656

Hayward, WI $72,572

Herbster, WI $72,933

Hertel, WI $72,828

High Bridge, WI $72,626

Iron River, WI $73,148

Ladysmith, WI $72,798

Lake Nebagamon, WI $73,493

La Pointe, WI $72,612

Luck, WI $74,747

Maple, WI $73,666

Marengo, WI $72,596

Mason, WI $72,606

Mikana, WI $73,005

Milltown, WI $75,059

Minong, WI $73,032

Odanah, WI $72,900

Ojibwa, WI $72,447

Glidden, WI $72,474

Harshaw, WI $72,810

Hawkins, WI $72,672

Hazelhurst, WI $72,822

Heafford Junction, WI $72,883

Hurley, WI $72,676

Iron Belt, WI $72,540

Kennan, WI $72,683

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $72,803

Lake Tomahawk, WI $72,843

Land O Lakes, WI $72,746

Laona, WI $72,786

Long Lake, WI $72,586

Mc Naughton, WI $72,852

Manitowish Waters, WI $72,740

Mellen, WI $72,504

Mercer, WI $72,612

Minocqua, WI $72,879

Montreal, WI $72,695

Park Falls, WI $72,666

Phelps, WI $72,745

Phillips, WI $72,699

Prentice, WI $72,755

Presque Isle, WI $72,710

Saint Germain, WI $72,893

Saxon, WI $72,568

Sayner, WI $72,794

Star Lake, WI $72,605

Three Lakes, WI $72,808

Tony, WI $72,788

Tripoli, WI $72,632

Upson, WI $72,324

Wabeno, WI $72,792

Woodruff, WI $72,910

La Crosse, WI $72,397

Alma, WI $74,242

Alma Center, WI $73,263

Arcadia, WI $73,531

Arkdale, WI $72,986

Bangor, WI $72,556

Black River Falls, WI $73,025

Blair, WI $73,247

Camp Douglas, WI $73,093

Cashton, WI $72,634

Cataract, WI $72,750

Chaseburg, WI $72,516

Cochrane, WI $74,113

Coon Valley, WI $72,487

De Soto, WI $72,642

Dodge, WI $73,324

Eastman, WI $72,848

Ettrick, WI $72,781

Ferryville, WI $72,760

Fountain City, WI $73,793

Galesville, WI $73,003

Gays Mills, WI $72,988

Genoa, WI $72,570

Hillsboro, WI $73,248

Hixton, WI $73,262

Holmen, WI $72,566

Hustler, WI $73,360

Kendall, WI $73,158

La Farge, WI $73,046

Lynxville, WI $72,854

Mather, WI $73,005

Melrose, WI $72,767

Millston, WI $72,849

Mindoro, WI $72,617

Mount Sterling, WI $73,108

Necedah, WI $73,013

Norwalk, WI $72,720

Oakdale, WI $73,097

Onalaska, WI $72,452

Ontario, WI $73,039

Readstown, WI $72,963

Rockland, WI $72,542

Seneca, WI $73,180

Soldiers Grove, WI $73,043

Sparta, WI $72,693

Steuben, WI $72,980

Stoddard, WI $72,456

Taylor, WI $73,103

Tomah, WI $73,133

Trempealeau, WI $72,993

Palmyra, WI $74,643

Tunnel City, WI $73,098

Viola, WI $73,092

Viroqua, WI $72,636

Warrens, WI $72,983

Westby, WI $72,599

West Salem, WI $72,490

Wilton, WI $73,093

Eau Claire, WI $73,565

Altoona, WI $73,665

Arkansaw, WI $74,438

Augusta, WI $73,381

Bay City, WI $75,114

Bloomer, WI $73,129

Boyceville, WI $74,282

Glen Flora, WI $72,669

Wales, WI $75,664

Bagley, WI $72,860

Beetown, WI $72,933

Benton, WI $73,221

Bloomington, WI $72,946

Boscobel, WI $73,103

Cassville, WI $72,859

Cuba City, WI $73,091

Dickeyville, WI $73,153

Fennimore, WI $73,191

Glen Haven, WI $72,819

Hazel Green, WI $72,973

Kieler, WI $73,173

Lancaster, WI $73,024

Mount Hope, WI $72,935

Patch Grove, WI $73,198

Platteville, WI $73,335

Potosi, WI $72,879

Prairie Du Chien, WI $73,038

Sinsinawa, WI $72,943

Stitzer, WI $73,168

Wauzeka, WI $72,971

Woodman, WI $72,891

Portage, WI $74,496

Adams, WI $73,321

Arlington, WI $75,250

Baraboo, WI $74,502

Beaver Dam, WI $74,435

Brandon, WI $73,643

Briggsville, WI $74,033

Burnett, WI $73,933

Cambria, WI $74,392

Cazenovia, WI $73,381

Columbus, WI $75,022

Dalton, WI $73,968

Dellwood, WI $73,074

Doylestown, WI $74,905

Elroy, WI $73,179

Endeavor, WI $73,940

Fairwater, WI $73,787

Fall River, WI $74,809

Fox Lake, WI $74,068

Friendship, WI $73,100

Friesland, WI $74,297

Grand Marsh, WI $73,354

Hillpoint, WI $73,810

Kingston, WI $74,038

Lake Delton, WI $74,228

La Valle, WI $73,483

Lime Ridge, WI $73,758

Loganville, WI $73,980

Lyndon Station, WI $73,581

Markesan, WI $73,681

Marquette, WI $73,935

Mauston, WI $73,304

Montello, WI $73,679

New Lisbon, WI $73,101

North Freedom, WI $74,539

Oxford, WI $73,691

Packwaukee, WI $73,985

Pardeeville, WI $74,541

Poynette, WI $75,013

Randolph, WI $74,390

Reedsburg, WI $73,958

Rio, WI $74,933

Rock Springs, WI $74,056

Union Center, WI $73,510

Waupun, WI $73,797

Westfield, WI $73,337

Wisconsin Dells, WI $73,924

Wonewoc, WI $73,232

Wyocena, WI $74,709

Amery, WI $75,462

Baldwin, WI $75,915

Beldenville, WI $75,775

Clayton, WI $74,475

Clear Lake, WI $75,074

Cushing, WI $75,207

Deer Park, WI $75,614

Dresser, WI $76,123

East Ellsworth, WI $75,583

Ellsworth, WI $75,707

Glenwood City, WI $75,241

Hager City, WI $75,901

Hammond, WI $76,809

Hudson, WI $78,025

New Richmond, WI $76,995

Osceola, WI $77,193

Prescott, WI $77,406

River Falls, WI $77,309

Roberts, WI $77,287

Saint Croix Falls, WI $75,672

Somerset, WI $77,720

Star Prairie, WI $76,791

Pell Lake, WI $74,441

Pleasant Prairie, WI $74,510

Powers Lake, WI $74,568

Rochester, WI $74,868

Salem, WI $74,627

Silver Lake, WI $74,646

Somers, WI $74,419

South Milwaukee, WI $76,621

Springfield, WI $74,473

Sturtevant, WI $74,433

Sullivan, WI $74,818

Trevor, WI $74,662

Twin Lakes, WI $74,630

Union Grove, WI $74,595

Walworth, WI $74,316

Radisson, WI $72,539

Waterford, WI $75,263

Waukesha, WI $76,405

Whitewater, WI $74,218

Williams Bay, WI $74,245

Wilmot, WI $74,659

Woodworth, WI $74,568

Zenda, WI $74,241

Milwaukee, WI $77,037

Saint Francis, WI $77,003

Racine, WI $74,382

Afton, WI $74,166

Albany, WI $74,672

Arena, WI $74,697

Argyle, WI $74,255

Avalon, WI $74,177

Avoca, WI $73,751

Barneveld, WI $74,703

Belleville, WI $75,164

Belmont, WI $73,540

Beloit, WI $74,098

Black Earth, WI $75,168

Blanchardville, WI $74,450

Blue Mounds, WI $74,946

Blue River, WI $73,076

Brodhead, WI $74,162

Brooklyn, WI $75,200

Browntown, WI $73,672

Cambridge, WI $75,164

Gile, WI $72,919

Clinton, WI $74,220

Wausau, WI $73,160

Marshfield, WI $73,192

Abbotsford, WI $73,120

Amherst, WI $73,314

Amherst Junction, WI $73,232

Aniwa, WI $72,873

Antigo, WI $72,946

Arpin, WI $73,047

Athens, WI $72,952

Auburndale, WI $73,011

Babcock, WI $72,897

Birnamwood, WI $72,917

Blenker, WI $73,001

Bowler, WI $73,059

Brokaw, WI $73,063

Bryant, WI $72,788

Chili, WI $73,103

Colby, WI $73,080

Curtiss, WI $73,047

Custer, WI $73,129

Deerbrook, WI $72,783

Dorchester, WI $73,052

Edgar, WI $73,010

Eland, WI $73,000

Elcho, WI $72,819

Elderon, WI $73,044

Elton, WI $72,882

Galloway, WI $73,113

Gilman, WI $72,887

Jump River, WI $72,823

Gleason, WI $72,799

Granton, WI $73,100

Greenwood, WI $73,137

Hannibal, WI $72,875

Hatley, WI $72,972

Hewitt, WI $73,323

Irma, WI $72,832

Junction City, WI $72,973

Loyal, WI $73,130

Lublin, WI $72,949

Marathon, WI $72,996

Mattoon, WI $73,142

Medford, WI $72,973

Merrill, WI $72,949

Milladore, WI $72,999

Mosinee, WI $73,046

Neillsville, WI $73,200

Nekoosa, WI $73,072

Nelsonville, WI $73,391

Ogema, WI $72,776

Owen, WI $73,063

Pearson, WI $72,759

Pelican Lake, WI $72,763

Phlox, WI $73,088

Woodville, WI $75,497

Houlton, WI $78,217

Abrams, WI $73,163

Amberg, WI $72,720

Armstrong Creek, WI $72,739

Athelstane, WI $72,767

Black Creek, WI $73,955

Bonduel, WI $73,366

Brillion, WI $73,889

Cecil, WI $73,253

Coleman, WI $73,100

Combined Locks, WI $74,446

Crivitz, WI $72,968

De Pere, WI $73,320

Dunbar, WI $72,690

Fence, WI $72,614

Florence, WI $72,721

Forest Junction, WI $74,100

Gillett, WI $73,200

Goodman, WI $72,736

Greenleaf, WI $73,601

Green Valley, WI $73,220

Gresham, WI $73,173

Hilbert, WI $74,072

Kaukauna, WI $74,355

Freedom, WI $74,262

Keshena, WI $73,252

Kimberly, WI $74,451

Krakow, WI $73,220

Lakewood, WI $72,856

Lena, WI $73,150

Little Chute, WI $74,448

Little Suamico, WI $73,144

Marinette, WI $73,191

Mountain, WI $72,898

Neopit, WI $73,073

Niagara, WI $72,800

Nichols, WI $73,628

Oconto, WI $73,143

Oconto Falls, WI $73,183

Oneida, WI $73,227

Pembine, WI $72,753

Peshtigo, WI $73,130

Porterfield, WI $72,939

Potter, WI $73,928

Pound, WI $73,020

Pulaski, WI $73,247

Pickerel, WI $72,827

Pittsville, WI $72,993

Plover, WI $73,239

Port Edwards, WI $73,277

Rib Lake, WI $72,876

Ringle, WI $72,949

Rosholt, WI $73,099

Rothschild, WI $73,228

Rudolph, WI $73,023

Schofield, WI $73,168

Spencer, WI $73,117

Stetsonville, WI $73,006

Stevens Point, WI $73,207

Stratford, WI $73,055

Summit Lake, WI $72,840

Tigerton, WI $73,172

Tomahawk, WI $72,886

Unity, WI $73,059

Vesper, WI $73,033

Westboro, WI $72,782

White Lake, WI $72,819

Willard, WI $73,121

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $73,163

Withee, WI $73,019

Wittenberg, WI $73,083

Rhinelander, WI $72,926

Argonne, WI $72,693

Boulder Junction, WI $72,738

Brantwood, WI $72,670

Butternut, WI $72,552

Catawba, WI $72,693

Clam Lake, WI $72,300

Conover, WI $72,776

Crandon, WI $72,889

Eagle River, WI $72,884

Fifield, WI $72,647

Poplar, WI $73,773

Port Wing, WI $73,167

Seymour, WI $73,540

Oak Creek, WI $76,103

Adell, WI $74,616

Allenton, WI $74,889

Ashippun, WI $75,130

Belgium, WI $75,348

Brookfield, WI $76,867

Brownsville, WI $73,872

Butler, WI $76,912

Campbellsport, WI $74,237

Cascade, WI $74,175

Cedarburg, WI $76,212

Cedar Grove, WI $75,002

Chilton, WI $73,931

Cleveland, WI $73,635

Clyman, WI $74,541

Colgate, WI $76,091

Delafield, WI $75,634

Eden, WI $73,849

Elkhart Lake, WI $73,844

Fredonia, WI $75,329

Germantown, WI $76,407

Glenbeulah, WI $73,808

Grafton, WI $76,226

Greenbush, WI $73,805

Hartford, WI $75,420

Hartland, WI $75,864

Hingham, WI $74,498

Horicon, WI $74,325

Hubertus, WI $75,989

Hustisford, WI $74,622

Iron Ridge, WI $74,733

Ixonia, WI $74,966

Jackson, WI $75,995

Johnson Creek, WI $74,735

Juneau, WI $74,324

Kewaskum, WI $74,920

Kiel, WI $73,714

Kohler, WI $74,032

Lannon, WI $76,513

Lebanon, WI $74,695

Lomira, WI $74,218

Malone, WI $73,868

Mayville, WI $74,243

Menomonee Falls, WI $76,628

Merton, WI $75,989

Mount Calvary, WI $73,931

Nashotah, WI $75,617

Neosho, WI $74,993

Newburg, WI $75,634

New Holstein, WI $73,827

Newton, WI $73,565

North Lake, WI $76,253

Oakfield, WI $73,735

Oconomowoc, WI $75,320

Okauchee, WI $75,535

Oostburg, WI $74,633

Pewaukee, WI $76,193

Plymouth, WI $73,944

Port Washington, WI $75,764

Random Lake, WI $74,971

Richfield, WI $76,030

Rubicon, WI $75,123

Saint Cloud, WI $73,924

Saukville, WI $75,858

Sheboygan, WI $74,245

Sheboygan Falls, WI $73,995

Slinger, WI $75,657

Stockbridge, WI $74,097

Sussex, WI $76,252

West Bend, WI $75,263

Theresa, WI $74,662

Thiensville, WI $76,775

Waldo, WI $74,431

Watertown, WI $74,641

Mequon, WI $76,578

Woodland, WI $74,800

Bassett, WI $74,631

Benet Lake, WI $74,561

Big Bend, WI $75,794

Bristol, WI $74,570

Burlington, WI $74,710

Caledonia, WI $74,990

Camp Lake, WI $74,653

Cudahy, WI $76,943

Darien, WI $74,301

Delavan, WI $74,269

Dousman, WI $75,117

Eagle, WI $74,979

Cobb, WI $73,791

Cottage Grove, WI $75,595

Cross Plains, WI $75,406

Dane, WI $75,401

Darlington, WI $73,750

Deerfield, WI $75,387

De Forest, WI $75,486

Dodgeville, WI $74,122

Edgerton, WI $75,000

Edmund, WI $73,953

Evansville, WI $74,794

Footville, WI $74,326

Fort Atkinson, WI $74,678

Gotham, WI $74,120

Gratiot, WI $73,420

Hanover, WI $74,311

Highland, WI $73,692

Hollandale, WI $74,569

Janesville, WI $74,369

Shawano, WI $73,294

Sherwood, WI $74,290

Shiocton, WI $73,768

Sobieski, WI $73,157

Suamico, WI $73,137

Suring, WI $73,045

Townsend, WI $72,889

Wausaukee, WI $72,846

Wrightstown, WI $74,071

Zachow, WI $73,276

Algoma, WI $73,141

Baileys Harbor, WI $72,940

Brussels, WI $73,133

Casco, WI $73,148

Collins, WI $73,721

Denmark, WI $73,235

Egg Harbor, WI $72,998

Ellison Bay, WI $72,873

Ephraim, WI $72,997

Fish Creek, WI $72,949

Forestville, WI $73,135

Francis Creek, WI $73,320

Kellnersville, WI $73,368

Kewaunee, WI $73,183

Luxemburg, WI $73,150

Manitowoc, WI $73,457

Maplewood, WI $73,122

Maribel, WI $73,322

Mishicot, WI $73,260

New Franken, WI $73,139

Reedsville, WI $73,517

Saint Nazianz, WI $73,662

Sister Bay, WI $72,954

Sturgeon Bay, WI $73,147

Tisch Mills, WI $73,227

Two Rivers, WI $73,254

Valders, WI $73,627

Washington Island, WI $72,831

Whitelaw, WI $73,371

Green Bay, WI $73,128

East Troy, WI $74,979

Elkhorn, WI $74,462

Elm Grove, WI $76,912

Fontana, WI $74,287

Franksville, WI $74,940

Genesee Depot, WI $75,517

Genoa City, WI $74,499

Greendale, WI $76,856

Hales Corners, WI $76,725

Franklin, WI $76,282

Helenville, WI $74,558

Honey Creek, WI $74,744

Kansasville, WI $74,718

Kenosha, WI $74,401

New Berlin, WI $76,485

Lake Geneva, WI $74,246

Lyons, WI $74,646

Mukwonago, WI $75,437

Muskego, WI $75,915

New Munster, WI $74,654

North Prairie, WI $75,396

Fremont, WI $73,829

Rice Lake, WI $72,946

Sarona, WI $72,768

Shell Lake, WI $72,830

Siren, WI $73,567

Solon Springs, WI $73,153

South Range, WI $73,844

Springbrook, WI $72,628

Stone Lake, WI $72,655

Superior, WI $73,922

Trego, WI $72,706

Turtle Lake, WI $74,352

Wascott, WI $73,080

Washburn, WI $72,799

Webster, WI $72,888

Weyerhaeuser, WI $72,769

Winter, WI $72,422

Oshkosh, WI $74,023

Almond, WI $73,223

Appleton, WI $74,452

Bancroft, WI $72,994

Bear Creek, WI $73,649

Berlin, WI $73,700

Big Falls, WI $73,479

Butte Des Morts, WI $73,985

Caroline, WI $73,280

Clintonville, WI $73,470

Coloma, WI $73,030

Dale, WI $74,119

Eldorado, WI $73,848

Embarrass, WI $73,445

Eureka, WI $73,720

Fond Du Lac, WI $74,207

Jefferson, WI $74,616

Juda, WI $74,070

Lake Mills, WI $74,973

Linden, WI $73,876

Livingston, WI $73,497

Lodi, WI $75,160

Lone Rock, WI $73,897

Lowell, WI $74,682

Mc Farland, WI $75,679

Marshall, WI $75,307

Mazomanie, WI $75,130

Merrimac, WI $74,833

Middleton, WI $75,624

Milton, WI $74,402

Mineral Point, WI $73,908

Monroe, WI $74,025

Montfort, WI $73,528

Monticello, WI $74,586

Morrisonville, WI $75,408

Mount Horeb, WI $75,053

Muscoda, WI $73,404

New Glarus, WI $74,892

Oregon, WI $75,553

Orfordville, WI $74,241

Plain, WI $74,122

Prairie Du Sac, WI $74,873

Reeseville, WI $74,833

Rewey, WI $73,580

Richland Center, WI $73,330

Ridgeway, WI $74,654

Sauk City, WI $74,894

Sextonville, WI $74,004

Sharon, WI $74,283

Shullsburg, WI $73,279

South Wayne, WI $73,576

Spring Green, WI $74,407

Stoughton, WI $75,410

Sun Prairie, WI $75,486

Verona, WI $75,465

Waterloo, WI $75,074

Waunakee, WI $75,654

Windsor, WI $75,607

Woodford, WI $74,012

Madison, WI $75,814

Area Human Resources Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Area Human Resources Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Area Human Resources Specialist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Area Human Resources Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Area Human Resources Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$94,623	$45.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$87,053	$42.0	15%
Financial Services	$87,053	$42.0	15%
Internet	$87,053	$42.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$83,268	$40.0	10%

Area Human Resources Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Area Human Resources Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$68,170

Average $75,698/year

$83,679

$5,681

Average $6,308/month

$6,973

$1,311

Average $1,456/week

$1,609

$33

Average $36/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,679	$6,973	$1,609	$40
Average	$75,698	$6,308	$1,456	$36
25th Percentile	$68,170	$5,681	$1,311	$33

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