What are the main factors that influence a HR Assistant'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 HR Assistant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for HR Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A HR Assistant's salary?

A HR Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,518 for beginners, reaching about $58,565 at mid-level, and approach $119,303 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a HR Assistant?

HR Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HR Assistant roles are District of Columbia $58,786, California $58,563, Massachusetts $57,782. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HR Assistant roles make?

Salaries for HR Assistant level roles vary by specialization: assistant hr director: $112,101; HR Assistant III: $60,600; Hr Recruiting Assistant: $59,730; Senior Hr Assistant: $58,766; HR Assistant II: $52,300.

HR Assistant Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a HR Assistant make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a HR Assistant in Wisconsin is $52,229 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a HR Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,499
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,794 to $60,221
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,847

10% $41,847

50% (Median) $52,229

90% $67,499

HR Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,221	$5,018	$1,158	$29
Average	$52,229	$4,352	$1,004	$25
25th Percentile	$46,794	$3,900	$900	$22

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Key Factors That Influence HR Assistant Salaries

A HR Assistant'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 HR Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a HR Assistant'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): $42,518
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,563
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,565
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $102,070
Expert (over 8 years): $119,303

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Human Resources Assistant I	less than 1 year	$42,518
HR Assistant	1-2 years	$50,563
Human Resources Assistant III	2-4 years	$58,565
Human Resources Supervisor	5-8 years	$102,070
Human Resources Manager	over 8 years	$119,303

How Do HR Assistant 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 HR Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,786.
California: $58,563.
Massachusetts: $57,782.

District of Columbia $58,786 California $58,563 Massachusetts $57,782 Washington $57,570 New Jersey $57,549 Alaska $57,474 Connecticut $56,742 New York $56,444

Hawaii $55,494 Rhode Island $55,048 Maryland $54,745 Minnesota $54,331 Colorado $54,172 Illinois $54,119 Oregon $53,917 Delaware $53,768

New Hampshire $53,675 Virginia $53,466 Pennsylvania $52,855 Nevada $52,547 North Dakota $52,446 Michigan $52,287 Wisconsin $52,229 Vermont $52,112

Texas $51,788 Maine $51,767 Arizona $51,735 Ohio $51,698 Georgia $51,209 Indiana $50,965 Wyoming $50,917 Utah $50,843

Iowa $50,811 Kansas $50,556 Louisiana $50,482 North Carolina $50,455 Missouri $50,445 Florida $50,238 Montana $50,126 Nebraska $50,020

Kentucky $49,961 South Carolina $49,749 Tennessee $49,616 Idaho $49,563 New Mexico $49,176 Oklahoma $49,091 Alabama $48,777 South Dakota $48,252

Arkansas $47,965 West Virginia $47,811 Mississippi $47,349

Top Paying Cities for HR Assistant

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: $50,804
Greenville: $51,287
Hancock: $50,354

Green Lake, WI $50,804

Greenville, WI $51,287

Hancock, WI $50,354

Hortonville, WI $51,179

Iola, WI $50,577

King, WI $50,964

Larsen, WI $51,085

Leopolis, WI $50,515

Manawa, WI $50,765

Marion, WI $50,609

Menasha, WI $51,329

Neenah, WI $51,235

Neshkoro, WI $50,621

New London, WI $50,968

Ogdensburg, WI $50,651

Omro, WI $50,901

Pickett, WI $50,943

Pine River, WI $50,746

Plainfield, WI $50,447

Poy Sippi, WI $50,781

Princeton, WI $50,682

Readfield, WI $51,033

Redgranite, WI $50,795

Ripon, WI $50,893

Rosendale, WI $50,918

Saxeville, WI $50,690

Scandinavia, WI $50,618

Tilleda, WI $50,438

Van Dyne, WI $50,982

Waukau, WI $50,893

Waupaca, WI $50,757

Wautoma, WI $50,638

Weyauwega, WI $50,844

Wild Rose, WI $50,654

Winnebago, WI $51,099

Winneconne, WI $50,980

Wilson, WI $51,815

Boyd, WI $50,474

Cadott, WI $50,510

Chetek, WI $50,373

Chippewa Falls, WI $50,618

Colfax, WI $50,557

Conrath, WI $50,272

Cornell, WI $50,402

Dallas, WI $50,663

Downing, WI $51,573

Downsville, WI $51,199

Durand, WI $51,149

Eau Galle, WI $51,036

Eleva, WI $50,673

Elk Mound, WI $50,561

Elmwood, WI $51,527

Fairchild, WI $50,611

Fall Creek, WI $50,641

Gilmanton, WI $50,904

Holcombe, WI $50,315

Humbird, WI $50,555

Independence, WI $50,757

Jim Falls, WI $50,444

Knapp, WI $51,546

Maiden Rock, WI $51,608

Menomonie, WI $51,150

Merrillan, WI $50,485

Mondovi, WI $50,775

Nelson, WI $51,381

New Auburn, WI $50,353

Osseo, WI $50,791

Pepin, WI $51,786

Pigeon Falls, WI $50,904

Plum City, WI $51,539

Prairie Farm, WI $51,100

Ridgeland, WI $50,826

Rock Falls, WI $50,583

Sand Creek, WI $50,381

Sheldon, WI $50,250

Spring Valley, WI $51,851

Stanley, WI $50,487

Stockholm, WI $51,907

Strum, WI $50,758

Thorp, WI $50,463

Wheeler, WI $50,936

Whitehall, WI $50,691

Spooner, WI $50,234

Almena, WI $50,937

Ashland, WI $50,184

Balsam Lake, WI $51,768

Barron, WI $50,618

Barronett, WI $50,256

Bayfield, WI $50,185

Benoit, WI $50,112

Birchwood, WI $50,166

Brill, WI $50,376

Bruce, WI $50,223

Brule, WI $50,653

Cable, WI $50,009

Cameron, WI $50,388

Centuria, WI $52,052

Comstock, WI $51,076

Cornucopia, WI $50,252

Couderay, WI $50,035

Cumberland, WI $50,701

Danbury, WI $50,534

Drummond, WI $50,158

Edgewater, WI $50,137

Exeland, WI $50,072

Foxboro, WI $50,833

Frederic, WI $50,981

Gordon, WI $50,411

Grand View, WI $50,056

Grantsburg, WI $51,291

Haugen, WI $50,430

Hawthorne, WI $50,819

Hayward, WI $50,072

Herbster, WI $50,321

Hertel, WI $50,248

High Bridge, WI $50,109

Iron River, WI $50,469

Ladysmith, WI $50,227

Lake Nebagamon, WI $50,707

La Pointe, WI $50,099

Luck, WI $51,572

Maple, WI $50,826

Marengo, WI $50,088

Mason, WI $50,095

Mikana, WI $50,370

Milltown, WI $51,787

Minong, WI $50,389

Odanah, WI $50,298

Ojibwa, WI $49,985

Glidden, WI $50,004

Harshaw, WI $50,236

Hawkins, WI $50,140

Hazelhurst, WI $50,244

Heafford Junction, WI $50,286

Hurley, WI $50,143

Iron Belt, WI $50,050

Kennan, WI $50,148

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $50,231

Lake Tomahawk, WI $50,259

Land O Lakes, WI $50,191

Laona, WI $50,219

Long Lake, WI $50,081

Mc Naughton, WI $50,265

Manitowish Waters, WI $50,188

Mellen, WI $50,025

Mercer, WI $50,099

Minocqua, WI $50,283

Montreal, WI $50,156

Park Falls, WI $50,137

Phelps, WI $50,191

Phillips, WI $50,159

Prentice, WI $50,198

Presque Isle, WI $50,167

Saint Germain, WI $50,293

Saxon, WI $50,069

Sayner, WI $50,225

Star Lake, WI $50,094

Three Lakes, WI $50,234

Tony, WI $50,221

Tripoli, WI $50,113

Upson, WI $49,900

Wabeno, WI $50,223

Woodruff, WI $50,304

La Crosse, WI $49,951

Alma, WI $51,223

Alma Center, WI $50,548

Arcadia, WI $50,733

Arkdale, WI $50,357

Bangor, WI $50,060

Black River Falls, WI $50,384

Blair, WI $50,537

Camp Douglas, WI $50,431

Cashton, WI $50,114

Cataract, WI $50,195

Chaseburg, WI $50,033

Cochrane, WI $51,135

Coon Valley, WI $50,013

De Soto, WI $50,120

Dodge, WI $50,591

Eastman, WI $50,262

Ettrick, WI $50,216

Ferryville, WI $50,201

Fountain City, WI $50,914

Galesville, WI $50,369

Gays Mills, WI $50,359

Genoa, WI $50,070

Hillsboro, WI $50,538

Hixton, WI $50,548

Holmen, WI $50,067

Hustler, WI $50,615

Kendall, WI $50,476

La Farge, WI $50,398

Lynxville, WI $50,266

Mather, WI $50,370

Melrose, WI $50,206

Millston, WI $50,262

Mindoro, WI $50,103

Mount Sterling, WI $50,441

Necedah, WI $50,376

Norwalk, WI $50,174

Oakdale, WI $50,433

Onalaska, WI $49,989

Ontario, WI $50,394

Readstown, WI $50,341

Rockland, WI $50,051

Seneca, WI $50,491

Soldiers Grove, WI $50,396

Sparta, WI $50,155

Steuben, WI $50,353

Stoddard, WI $49,992

Taylor, WI $50,438

Tomah, WI $50,459

Trempealeau, WI $50,362

Palmyra, WI $51,501

Tunnel City, WI $50,435

Viola, WI $50,430

Viroqua, WI $50,115

Warrens, WI $50,355

Westby, WI $50,090

West Salem, WI $50,015

Wilton, WI $50,431

Eau Claire, WI $50,757

Altoona, WI $50,826

Arkansaw, WI $51,359

Augusta, WI $50,630

Bay City, WI $51,826

Bloomer, WI $50,456

Boyceville, WI $51,252

Glen Flora, WI $50,139

Wales, WI $52,205

Bagley, WI $50,270

Beetown, WI $50,321

Benton, WI $50,519

Bloomington, WI $50,330

Boscobel, WI $50,438

Cassville, WI $50,270

Cuba City, WI $50,430

Dickeyville, WI $50,472

Fennimore, WI $50,499

Glen Haven, WI $50,242

Hazel Green, WI $50,348

Kieler, WI $50,487

Lancaster, WI $50,384

Mount Hope, WI $50,322

Patch Grove, WI $50,504

Platteville, WI $50,598

Potosi, WI $50,284

Prairie Du Chien, WI $50,393

Sinsinawa, WI $50,328

Stitzer, WI $50,483

Wauzeka, WI $50,347

Woodman, WI $50,292

Portage, WI $51,399

Adams, WI $50,588

Arlington, WI $51,919

Baraboo, WI $51,403

Beaver Dam, WI $51,357

Brandon, WI $50,810

Briggsville, WI $51,080

Burnett, WI $51,011

Cambria, WI $51,328

Cazenovia, WI $50,630

Columbus, WI $51,762

Dalton, WI $51,035

Dellwood, WI $50,418

Doylestown, WI $51,681

Elroy, WI $50,490

Endeavor, WI $51,015

Fairwater, WI $50,910

Fall River, WI $51,615

Fox Lake, WI $51,104

Friendship, WI $50,436

Friesland, WI $51,262

Grand Marsh, WI $50,611

Hillpoint, WI $50,926

Kingston, WI $51,083

Lake Delton, WI $51,214

La Valle, WI $50,700

Lime Ridge, WI $50,890

Loganville, WI $51,043

Lyndon Station, WI $50,768

Markesan, WI $50,836

Marquette, WI $51,012

Mauston, WI $50,576

Montello, WI $50,835

New Lisbon, WI $50,437

North Freedom, WI $51,428

Oxford, WI $50,844

Packwaukee, WI $51,046

Pardeeville, WI $51,430

Poynette, WI $51,756

Randolph, WI $51,326

Reedsburg, WI $51,028

Rio, WI $51,701

Rock Springs, WI $51,096

Union Center, WI $50,719

Waupun, WI $50,917

Westfield, WI $50,600

Wisconsin Dells, WI $51,004

Wonewoc, WI $50,527

Wyocena, WI $51,546

Amery, WI $52,066

Baldwin, WI $52,378

Beldenville, WI $52,282

Clayton, WI $51,384

Clear Lake, WI $51,798

Cushing, WI $51,890

Deer Park, WI $52,170

Dresser, WI $52,522

East Ellsworth, WI $52,149

Ellsworth, WI $52,234

Glenwood City, WI $51,913

Hager City, WI $52,368

Hammond, WI $52,995

Hudson, WI $53,834

New Richmond, WI $53,123

Osceola, WI $53,260

Prescott, WI $53,407

River Falls, WI $53,340

Roberts, WI $53,325

Saint Croix Falls, WI $52,211

Somerset, WI $53,623

Star Prairie, WI $52,983

Pell Lake, WI $51,361

Pleasant Prairie, WI $51,409

Powers Lake, WI $51,449

Rochester, WI $51,656

Salem, WI $51,489

Silver Lake, WI $51,502

Somers, WI $51,346

South Milwaukee, WI $52,865

Springfield, WI $51,383

Sturtevant, WI $51,356

Sullivan, WI $51,621

Trevor, WI $51,514

Twin Lakes, WI $51,492

Union Grove, WI $51,467

Walworth, WI $51,275

Radisson, WI $50,049

Waterford, WI $51,928

Waukesha, WI $52,717

Whitewater, WI $51,207

Williams Bay, WI $51,226

Wilmot, WI $51,511

Woodworth, WI $51,449

Zenda, WI $51,223

Milwaukee, WI $53,152

Saint Francis, WI $53,129

Racine, WI $51,321

Afton, WI $51,171

Albany, WI $51,520

Arena, WI $51,538

Argyle, WI $51,233

Avalon, WI $51,179

Avoca, WI $50,885

Barneveld, WI $51,542

Belleville, WI $51,860

Belmont, WI $50,739

Beloit, WI $51,124

Black Earth, WI $51,863

Blanchardville, WI $51,367

Blue Mounds, WI $51,709

Blue River, WI $50,420

Brodhead, WI $51,169

Brooklyn, WI $51,885

Browntown, WI $50,831

Cambridge, WI $51,860

Gile, WI $50,311

Clinton, WI $51,209

Wausau, WI $50,478

Marshfield, WI $50,499

Abbotsford, WI $50,449

Amherst, WI $50,584

Amherst Junction, WI $50,527

Aniwa, WI $50,279

Antigo, WI $50,329

Arpin, WI $50,399

Athens, WI $50,334

Auburndale, WI $50,375

Babcock, WI $50,296

Birnamwood, WI $50,310

Blenker, WI $50,368

Bowler, WI $50,407

Brokaw, WI $50,410

Bryant, WI $50,221

Chili, WI $50,438

Colby, WI $50,422

Curtiss, WI $50,399

Custer, WI $50,456

Deerbrook, WI $50,217

Dorchester, WI $50,403

Edgar, WI $50,373

Eland, WI $50,367

Elcho, WI $50,242

Elderon, WI $50,397

Elton, WI $50,285

Galloway, WI $50,445

Gilman, WI $50,289

Jump River, WI $50,245

Gleason, WI $50,228

Granton, WI $50,436

Greenwood, WI $50,462

Hannibal, WI $50,281

Hatley, WI $50,347

Hewitt, WI $50,590

Irma, WI $50,251

Junction City, WI $50,348

Loyal, WI $50,457

Lublin, WI $50,332

Marathon, WI $50,364

Mattoon, WI $50,465

Medford, WI $50,349

Merrill, WI $50,332

Milladore, WI $50,366

Mosinee, WI $50,399

Neillsville, WI $50,505

Nekoosa, WI $50,416

Nelsonville, WI $50,637

Ogema, WI $50,213

Owen, WI $50,410

Pearson, WI $50,200

Pelican Lake, WI $50,204

Phlox, WI $50,428

Woodville, WI $52,089

Houlton, WI $53,966

Abrams, WI $50,479

Amberg, WI $50,174

Armstrong Creek, WI $50,187

Athelstane, WI $50,206

Black Creek, WI $51,026

Bonduel, WI $50,619

Brillion, WI $50,980

Cecil, WI $50,541

Coleman, WI $50,436

Combined Locks, WI $51,365

Crivitz, WI $50,345

De Pere, WI $50,587

Dunbar, WI $50,153

Fence, WI $50,101

Florence, WI $50,174

Forest Junction, WI $51,126

Gillett, WI $50,505

Goodman, WI $50,184

Greenleaf, WI $50,781

Green Valley, WI $50,518

Gresham, WI $50,487

Hilbert, WI $51,107

Kaukauna, WI $51,302

Freedom, WI $51,238

Keshena, WI $50,541

Kimberly, WI $51,368

Krakow, WI $50,519

Lakewood, WI $50,267

Lena, WI $50,470

Little Chute, WI $51,366

Little Suamico, WI $50,466

Marinette, WI $50,499

Mountain, WI $50,296

Neopit, WI $50,417

Niagara, WI $50,229

Nichols, WI $50,800

Oconto, WI $50,465

Oconto Falls, WI $50,493

Oneida, WI $50,524

Pembine, WI $50,197

Peshtigo, WI $50,456

Porterfield, WI $50,325

Potter, WI $51,007

Pound, WI $50,381

Pulaski, WI $50,538

Pickerel, WI $50,248

Pittsville, WI $50,362

Plover, WI $50,532

Port Edwards, WI $50,558

Rib Lake, WI $50,282

Ringle, WI $50,332

Rosholt, WI $50,435

Rothschild, WI $50,524

Rudolph, WI $50,382

Schofield, WI $50,483

Spencer, WI $50,447

Stetsonville, WI $50,371

Stevens Point, WI $50,509

Stratford, WI $50,405

Summit Lake, WI $50,257

Tigerton, WI $50,485

Tomahawk, WI $50,288

Unity, WI $50,407

Vesper, WI $50,390

Westboro, WI $50,216

White Lake, WI $50,242

Willard, WI $50,450

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $50,480

Withee, WI $50,380

Wittenberg, WI $50,424

Rhinelander, WI $50,316

Argonne, WI $50,155

Boulder Junction, WI $50,186

Brantwood, WI $50,139

Butternut, WI $50,058

Catawba, WI $50,155

Clam Lake, WI $49,884

Conover, WI $50,212

Crandon, WI $50,290

Eagle River, WI $50,287

Fifield, WI $50,123

Poplar, WI $50,900

Port Wing, WI $50,482

Seymour, WI $50,739

Oak Creek, WI $52,508

Adell, WI $51,482

Allenton, WI $51,670

Ashippun, WI $51,836

Belgium, WI $51,987

Brookfield, WI $53,035

Brownsville, WI $50,969

Butler, WI $53,066

Campbellsport, WI $51,220

Cascade, WI $51,178

Cedarburg, WI $52,583

Cedar Grove, WI $51,748

Chilton, WI $51,010

Cleveland, WI $50,805

Clyman, WI $51,430

Colgate, WI $52,499

Delafield, WI $52,184

Eden, WI $50,953

Elkhart Lake, WI $50,949

Fredonia, WI $51,974

Germantown, WI $52,718

Glenbeulah, WI $50,924

Grafton, WI $52,593

Greenbush, WI $50,922

Hartford, WI $52,036

Hartland, WI $52,343

Hingham, WI $51,400

Horicon, WI $51,281

Hubertus, WI $52,429

Hustisford, WI $51,486

Iron Ridge, WI $51,563

Ixonia, WI $51,723

Jackson, WI $52,434

Johnson Creek, WI $51,564

Juneau, WI $51,280

Kewaskum, WI $51,692

Kiel, WI $50,860

Kohler, WI $51,079

Lannon, WI $52,791

Lebanon, WI $51,536

Lomira, WI $51,208

Malone, WI $50,966

Mayville, WI $51,225

Menomonee Falls, WI $52,870

Merton, WI $52,429

Mount Calvary, WI $51,009

Nashotah, WI $52,173

Neosho, WI $51,742

Newburg, WI $52,184

New Holstein, WI $50,937

Newton, WI $50,757

North Lake, WI $52,611

Oakfield, WI $50,874

Oconomowoc, WI $51,968

Okauchee, WI $52,116

Oostburg, WI $51,494

Pewaukee, WI $52,570

Plymouth, WI $51,018

Port Washington, WI $52,274

Random Lake, WI $51,727

Richfield, WI $52,457

Rubicon, WI $51,831

Saint Cloud, WI $51,004

Saukville, WI $52,339

Sheboygan, WI $51,226

Sheboygan Falls, WI $51,053

Slinger, WI $52,200

Stockbridge, WI $51,124

Sussex, WI $52,610

West Bend, WI $51,929

Theresa, WI $51,514

Thiensville, WI $52,971

Waldo, WI $51,354

Watertown, WI $51,499

Mequon, WI $52,835

Woodland, WI $51,609

Bassett, WI $51,492

Benet Lake, WI $51,444

Big Bend, WI $52,295

Bristol, WI $51,450

Burlington, WI $51,547

Caledonia, WI $51,740

Camp Lake, WI $51,508

Cudahy, WI $53,088

Darien, WI $51,264

Delavan, WI $51,243

Dousman, WI $51,827

Eagle, WI $51,732

Cobb, WI $50,913

Cottage Grove, WI $52,157

Cross Plains, WI $52,027

Dane, WI $52,024

Darlington, WI $50,884

Deerfield, WI $52,014

De Forest, WI $52,082

Dodgeville, WI $51,141

Edgerton, WI $51,746

Edmund, WI $51,024

Evansville, WI $51,605

Footville, WI $51,282

Fort Atkinson, WI $51,525

Gotham, WI $51,140

Gratiot, WI $50,656

Hanover, WI $51,271

Highland, WI $50,844

Hollandale, WI $51,449

Janesville, WI $51,312

Shawano, WI $50,570

Sherwood, WI $51,257

Shiocton, WI $50,896

Sobieski, WI $50,475

Suamico, WI $50,461

Suring, WI $50,398

Townsend, WI $50,290

Wausaukee, WI $50,260

Wrightstown, WI $51,106

Zachow, WI $50,557

Algoma, WI $50,464

Baileys Harbor, WI $50,326

Brussels, WI $50,459

Casco, WI $50,469

Collins, WI $50,865

Denmark, WI $50,529

Egg Harbor, WI $50,365

Ellison Bay, WI $50,279

Ephraim, WI $50,365

Fish Creek, WI $50,332

Forestville, WI $50,460

Francis Creek, WI $50,587

Kellnersville, WI $50,621

Kewaunee, WI $50,493

Luxemburg, WI $50,470

Manitowoc, WI $50,682

Maplewood, WI $50,451

Maribel, WI $50,589

Mishicot, WI $50,547

New Franken, WI $50,463

Reedsville, WI $50,724

Saint Nazianz, WI $50,824

Sister Bay, WI $50,335

Sturgeon Bay, WI $50,469

Tisch Mills, WI $50,524

Two Rivers, WI $50,542

Valders, WI $50,800

Washington Island, WI $50,250

Whitelaw, WI $50,623

Green Bay, WI $50,455

East Troy, WI $51,732

Elkhorn, WI $51,376

Elm Grove, WI $53,066

Fontana, WI $51,255

Franksville, WI $51,706

Genesee Depot, WI $52,104

Genoa City, WI $51,401

Greendale, WI $53,028

Hales Corners, WI $52,937

Franklin, WI $52,632

Helenville, WI $51,442

Honey Creek, WI $51,570

Kansasville, WI $51,552

Kenosha, WI $51,333

New Berlin, WI $52,771

Lake Geneva, WI $51,227

Lyons, WI $51,502

Mukwonago, WI $52,048

Muskego, WI $52,378

New Munster, WI $51,508

North Prairie, WI $52,020

Fremont, WI $50,939

Rice Lake, WI $50,330

Sarona, WI $50,207

Shell Lake, WI $50,250

Siren, WI $50,758

Solon Springs, WI $50,473

South Range, WI $50,949

Springbrook, WI $50,110

Stone Lake, WI $50,129

Superior, WI $51,003

Trego, WI $50,164

Turtle Lake, WI $51,300

Wascott, WI $50,422

Washburn, WI $50,229

Webster, WI $50,290

Weyerhaeuser, WI $50,208

Winter, WI $49,968

Oshkosh, WI $51,073

Almond, WI $50,521

Appleton, WI $51,368

Bancroft, WI $50,363

Bear Creek, WI $50,815

Berlin, WI $50,850

Big Falls, WI $50,697

Butte Des Morts, WI $51,046

Caroline, WI $50,560

Clintonville, WI $50,691

Coloma, WI $50,388

Dale, WI $51,139

Eldorado, WI $50,952

Embarrass, WI $50,674

Eureka, WI $50,864

Fond Du Lac, WI $51,200

Jefferson, WI $51,482

Juda, WI $51,105

Lake Mills, WI $51,728

Linden, WI $50,971

Livingston, WI $50,710

Lodi, WI $51,857

Lone Rock, WI $50,986

Lowell, WI $51,527

Mc Farland, WI $52,215

Marshall, WI $51,958

Mazomanie, WI $51,836

Merrimac, WI $51,632

Middleton, WI $52,178

Milton, WI $51,334

Mineral Point, WI $50,994

Monroe, WI $51,074

Montfort, WI $50,731

Monticello, WI $51,461

Morrisonville, WI $52,028

Mount Horeb, WI $51,784

Muscoda, WI $50,645

New Glarus, WI $51,672

Oregon, WI $52,128

Orfordville, WI $51,223

Plain, WI $51,141

Prairie Du Sac, WI $51,659

Reeseville, WI $51,632

Rewey, WI $50,767

Richland Center, WI $50,594

Ridgeway, WI $51,508

Sauk City, WI $51,674

Sextonville, WI $51,059

Sharon, WI $51,252

Shullsburg, WI $50,559

South Wayne, WI $50,764

Spring Green, WI $51,338

Stoughton, WI $52,029

Sun Prairie, WI $52,082

Verona, WI $52,068

Waterloo, WI $51,798

Waunakee, WI $52,198

Windsor, WI $52,165

Woodford, WI $51,065

Madison, WI $52,308

HR Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For HR Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, HR Assistant positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view HR Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a HR Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$67,897	$33.0	30%
Internet	$65,286	$31.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$60,063	$29.0	15%
Chemicals	$57,451	$28.0	10%
Insurance	$57,451	$28.0	10%

HR Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a HR Assistant'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.

$46,794

Average $52,229/year

$60,221

$3,900

Average $4,352/month

$5,018

$900

Average $1,004/week

$1,158

$22

Average $25/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,221	$5,018	$1,158	$29
Average	$52,229	$4,352	$1,004	$25
25th Percentile	$46,794	$3,900	$900	$22

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