What are the main factors that influence a HR Program 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 HR Program Specialist?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for HR Program Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A HR Program Specialist's salary?

A HR Program Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,494 for beginners, reaching about $80,392 at mid-level, and approach $127,130 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a HR Program Specialist?

HR Program Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HR Program Specialist roles are District of Columbia $85,366, California $85,042, Massachusetts $83,909. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HR Program Specialist roles make?

Salaries for HR Program Specialist level roles vary by specialization: HR Program Manager: $141,104; Senior Program Manager, HR: $123,269; HR Data Analyst IV: $118,100; HR Programs Analyst IV: $118,050; HR Operations Analyst IV: $118,044.

HR Program Specialist Salary in Mississippi

How much does a HR Program Specialist make in Mississippi? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a HR Program Specialist in Mississippi is $68,758 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,847
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,002 to $76,133
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,941

10% $53,941

50% (Median) $68,758

90% $82,847

HR Program Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,133	$6,344	$1,464	$37
Average	$68,758	$5,730	$1,322	$33
25th Percentile	$61,002	$5,084	$1,173	$29

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Key Factors That Influence HR Program Specialist Salaries

A HR Program 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 HR Program Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a HR Program 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): $55,494
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,222
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,392
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,282
Expert (over 8 years): $127,130

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
HR Operations Analyst I	less than 1 year	$55,494
HR Program Specialist	1-2 years	$67,222
HR Operations Analyst III	2-4 years	$80,392
HR Operations Analyst IV	5-8 years	$108,282
HR Operations Analyst V	over 8 years	$127,130

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

District of Columbia: $85,366.
California: $85,042.
Massachusetts: $83,909.

District of Columbia $85,366 California $85,042 Massachusetts $83,909 Washington $83,600 New Jersey $83,569 Alaska $83,461 Connecticut $82,397 New York $81,966

Hawaii $80,586 Rhode Island $79,938 Maryland $79,498 Minnesota $78,897 Colorado $78,666 Illinois $78,589 Oregon $78,296 Delaware $78,080

New Hampshire $77,944 Virginia $77,640 Pennsylvania $76,754 Nevada $76,306 North Dakota $76,160 Michigan $75,929 Wisconsin $75,844 Vermont $75,674

Texas $75,204 Maine $75,173 Arizona $75,127 Ohio $75,073 Georgia $74,364 Indiana $74,009 Wyoming $73,939 Utah $73,832

Iowa $73,785 Kansas $73,415 Louisiana $73,307 North Carolina $73,269 Missouri $73,253 Florida $72,953 Montana $72,791 Nebraska $72,636

Kentucky $72,552 South Carolina $72,243 Tennessee $72,051 Idaho $71,973 New Mexico $71,411 Oklahoma $71,287 Alabama $70,832 South Dakota $70,069

Arkansas $69,653 West Virginia $69,429 Mississippi $68,758

Top Paying Cities for HR Program 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:

Hillsboro: $67,474
Holly Bluff: $66,895
Kosciusko: $66,877

Hillsboro, MS $67,474

Holly Bluff, MS $66,895

Kosciusko, MS $66,877

Lake, MS $67,250

Lena, MS $67,515

Lexington, MS $66,759

Lorman, MS $66,926

Louise, MS $67,602

Ludlow, MS $67,663

Mc Adams, MS $66,817

Mc Cool, MS $66,742

Madden, MS $67,078

Madison, MS $68,279

Magee, MS $67,557

Mayersville, MS $67,296

Mendenhall, MS $67,797

Midnight, MS $67,603

Mize, MS $67,283

Morton, MS $67,821

Mount Olive, MS $67,286

Natchez, MS $67,098

Newhebron, MS $67,475

Pattison, MS $67,246

Pelahatchie, MS $68,037

Pickens, MS $67,296

Piney Woods, MS $68,148

Pinola, MS $67,756

Port Gibson, MS $67,235

Puckett, MS $67,886

Pulaski, MS $67,498

Raleigh, MS $67,317

Raymond, MS $68,253

Redwood, MS $67,332

Ridgeland, MS $68,454

Rolling Fork, MS $67,344

Sallis, MS $66,932

Sandhill, MS $68,193

Satartia, MS $67,675

Sharon, MS $67,746

Sibley, MS $67,261

Silver City, MS $67,227

Star, MS $68,242

Taylorsville, MS $67,112

Tchula, MS $66,815

Terry, MS $68,275

Thomastown, MS $67,083

Tinsley, MS $67,616

Tougaloo, MS $68,502

Utica, MS $67,876

Vaiden, MS $66,624

Valley Park, MS $67,022

Vaughan, MS $67,431

Vicksburg, MS $67,562

Walnut Grove, MS $67,206

Washington, MS $67,070

Wesson, MS $67,529

West, MS $66,616

Whitfield, MS $68,496

Yazoo City, MS $67,335

Jackson, MS $68,550

Pearl, MS $68,545

Richland, MS $68,550

Flowood, MS $68,531

Byram, MS $68,466

Lula, MS $68,196

Lyon, MS $66,927

Marks, MS $67,380

Michigan City, MS $68,704

Mount Pleasant, MS $70,355

Myrtle, MS $67,461

Nesbit, MS $71,519

New Albany, MS $67,341

Olive Branch, MS $71,414

Oxford, MS $67,573

Pope, MS $67,149

Potts Camp, MS $68,203

Red Banks, MS $70,320

Ripley, MS $67,254

Robinsonville, MS $70,552

Sarah, MS $69,543

Sardis, MS $68,325

Senatobia, MS $69,631

Sherard, MS $66,782

Sledge, MS $68,083

Southaven, MS $71,937

Taylor, MS $67,469

Tiplersville, MS $67,371

Tula, MS $67,092

Tunica, MS $69,727

University, MS $68,051

Victoria, MS $70,233

Walls, MS $71,782

Walnut, MS $67,395

Waterford, MS $68,452

Greenville, MS $68,542

Alligator, MS $66,569

Anguilla, MS $67,828

Arcola, MS $68,542

Avon, MS $68,542

Benoit, MS $67,902

Beulah, MS $67,275

Boyle, MS $67,597

Chatham, MS $68,424

Cleveland, MS $67,352

Doddsville, MS $66,980

Drew, MS $66,623

Parchman, MS $66,694

Dublin, MS $66,451

Duncan, MS $66,533

Glen Allan, MS $68,220

Grace, MS $68,054

Gunnison, MS $66,728

Hollandale, MS $68,542

Holly Ridge, MS $67,947

Indianola, MS $67,992

Inverness, MS $67,859

Isola, MS $68,012

Leland, MS $68,542

Merigold, MS $66,989

Metcalfe, MS $68,542

Moorhead, MS $67,334

Mound Bayou, MS $66,928

Pace, MS $67,323

Panther Burn, MS $68,244

Rena Lara, MS $66,549

Rome, MS $66,562

Rosedale, MS $67,163

Ruleville, MS $66,943

Scott, MS $68,135

Shaw, MS $67,802

Shelby, MS $66,768

Stoneville, MS $68,542

Sunflower, MS $67,208

Wayside, MS $68,542

Winstonville, MS $67,112

Winterville, MS $68,542

Tupelo, MS $67,650

Algoma, MS $67,463

Amory, MS $66,508

Baldwyn, MS $67,297

Becker, MS $66,337

Belden, MS $67,532

Belmont, MS $67,033

Blue Springs, MS $67,342

Booneville, MS $67,257

Burnsville, MS $67,204

Corinth, MS $67,458

Dennis, MS $66,956

Derma, MS $67,404

Ecru, MS $67,397

Fulton, MS $67,299

Gattman, MS $66,241

Glen, MS $67,271

Abbeville, MS $67,964

Arkabutla, MS $70,287

Ashland, MS $68,222

Batesville, MS $67,772

Belen, MS $67,173

Blue Mountain, MS $67,409

Byhalia, MS $70,632

Clarksdale, MS $66,733

Coahoma, MS $67,421

Coldwater, MS $70,397

Como, MS $68,712

Courtland, MS $67,420

Crenshaw, MS $68,356

Crowder, MS $67,186

Darling, MS $67,746

Dumas, MS $67,209

Dundee, MS $68,238

Etta, MS $67,389

Falcon, MS $67,909

Falkner, MS $67,710

Farrell, MS $66,929

Friars Point, MS $67,459

Hernando, MS $70,922

Hickory Flat, MS $67,902

Holly Springs, MS $68,999

Horn Lake, MS $71,859

Independence, MS $70,122

Jonestown, MS $67,482

Lake Cormorant, MS $71,481

Lamar, MS $69,035

Stennis Space Center, MS $68,495

Diamondhead, MS $67,919

Biloxi, MS $68,334

Diberville, MS $68,296

Escatawpa, MS $67,963

Gautier, MS $67,951

Hurley, MS $68,145

Kiln, MS $67,987

Lakeshore, MS $68,547

Long Beach, MS $67,835

Mc Henry, MS $67,646

Moss Point, MS $68,019

Ocean Springs, MS $68,053

Vancleave, MS $67,885

Pascagoula, MS $68,018

Pass Christian, MS $67,837

Pearlington, MS $69,434

Perkinston, MS $67,633

Saucier, MS $67,849

Waveland, MS $68,025

Wiggins, MS $67,402

Brookhaven, MS $67,517

Bogue Chitto, MS $67,173

Bude, MS $67,181

Centreville, MS $69,158

Chatawa, MS $67,788

Crosby, MS $67,577

Fernwood, MS $67,470

Gloster, MS $68,037

Jayess, MS $66,950

Kokomo, MS $66,981

Liberty, MS $68,225

Mc Call Creek, MS $67,118

Mccomb, MS $67,199

Magnolia, MS $67,548

Meadville, MS $66,918

Monticello, MS $67,349

Oak Vale, MS $67,009

Osyka, MS $68,017

Roxie, MS $66,879

Ruth, MS $67,052

Silver Creek, MS $67,289

Smithdale, MS $67,075

Sontag, MS $67,372

Summit, MS $67,049

Tylertown, MS $67,035

Union Church, MS $67,183

Woodville, MS $68,296

Columbus, MS $65,741

Aberdeen, MS $66,184

Ackerman, MS $66,771

Artesia, MS $65,837

Bellefontaine, MS $66,873

Brooksville, MS $66,089

Caledonia, MS $66,032

Cedarbluff, MS $66,192

Crawford, MS $65,936

Eupora, MS $66,855

French Camp, MS $66,754

Hamilton, MS $65,906

Kilmichael, MS $66,721

Maben, MS $66,592

Mantee, MS $66,680

Mathiston, MS $66,711

Mayhew, MS $65,745

Montpelier, MS $66,428

Pheba, MS $66,364

Prairie, MS $66,176

Starkville, MS $66,108

Mississippi State, MS $66,054

Steens, MS $65,777

Stewart, MS $66,730

Sturgis, MS $66,555

Walthall, MS $66,984

Weir, MS $66,836

West Point, MS $65,871

Woodland, MS $66,719

Thaxton, MS $67,219

Tishomingo, MS $66,904

Toccopola, MS $67,226

Trebloc, MS $66,499

Tremont, MS $67,145

Van Vleet, MS $67,015

Vardaman, MS $67,095

Verona, MS $67,635

Wheeler, MS $67,264

Grenada, MS $66,753

Banner, MS $67,041

Big Creek, MS $66,865

Bruce, MS $67,084

Calhoun City, MS $67,002

Carrollton, MS $66,438

Cascilla, MS $66,520

Charleston, MS $66,612

Coffeeville, MS $66,793

Coila, MS $66,445

Cruger, MS $66,597

Duck Hill, MS $66,699

Elliott, MS $66,773

Enid, MS $66,803

Glendora, MS $66,412

Gore Springs, MS $66,820

Greenwood, MS $66,419

Holcomb, MS $66,435

Itta Bena, MS $66,909

Mc Carley, MS $66,524

Minter City, MS $66,278

Money, MS $66,367

Morgan City, MS $67,027

North Carrollton, MS $66,797

Oakland, MS $66,727

Paris, MS $67,043

Philipp, MS $66,226

Pittsboro, MS $67,100

Schlater, MS $66,409

Scobey, MS $66,620

Sidon, MS $66,577

Slate Spring, MS $66,959

Sumner, MS $66,610

Swan Lake, MS $66,435

Swiftown, MS $67,203

Tie Plant, MS $66,755

Tillatoba, MS $66,652

Tippo, MS $66,330

Tutwiler, MS $66,575

Vance, MS $66,468

Water Valley, MS $66,973

Webb, MS $66,518

Winona, MS $66,698

Belzoni, MS $67,521

Benton, MS $67,417

Bentonia, MS $67,899

Bolton, MS $68,179

Brandon, MS $68,183

Braxton, MS $68,069

Camden, MS $67,243

Canton, MS $67,940

Carthage, MS $67,114

Cary, MS $67,414

Clinton, MS $68,394

Conehatta, MS $67,113

Crystal Springs, MS $68,041

Delta City, MS $68,239

D Lo, MS $67,928

Durant, MS $66,825

Edwards, MS $68,001

Ethel, MS $66,736

Fayette, MS $66,954

Flora, MS $68,147

Pocahontas, MS $68,480

Florence, MS $68,321

Meridian, MS $66,981

Bailey, MS $66,891

Buckatunna, MS $66,949

Chunky, MS $66,828

Clara, MS $66,901

Collinsville, MS $66,926

Daleville, MS $66,826

Decatur, MS $66,927

De Kalb, MS $66,841

Enterprise, MS $66,828

Hickory, MS $66,840

Lauderdale, MS $66,908

Lawrence, MS $67,070

Little Rock, MS $66,854

Louin, MS $66,966

Louisville, MS $66,838

Macon, MS $67,007

Marion, MS $67,125

Newton, MS $66,943

Noxapater, MS $66,869

Pachuta, MS $66,789

Paulding, MS $66,775

Philadelphia, MS $66,925

Porterville, MS $66,828

Preston, MS $66,849

Quitman, MS $66,876

Rose Hill, MS $66,738

Scooba, MS $66,983

Sebastopol, MS $67,276

Shubuta, MS $66,818

Shuqualak, MS $66,973

State Line, MS $67,074

Stonewall, MS $66,904

Toomsuba, MS $66,923

Union, MS $66,885

Vossburg, MS $66,803

Waynesboro, MS $66,906

Hattiesburg, MS $67,060

Bassfield, MS $67,010

Bay Springs, MS $67,017

Beaumont, MS $66,984

Brooklyn, MS $67,121

Carriere, MS $68,302

Carson, MS $67,040

Collins, MS $67,101

Columbia, MS $67,002

Eastabuchie, MS $66,933

Ellisville, MS $66,957

Heidelberg, MS $66,850

Laurel, MS $67,165

Leakesville, MS $67,502

Lucedale, MS $68,027

Lumberton, MS $67,303

Mc Lain, MS $67,246

Mc Neill, MS $68,218

Moselle, MS $66,934

Moss, MS $66,894

Neely, MS $67,123

New Augusta, MS $66,849

Nicholson, MS $68,640

Ovett, MS $66,845

Petal, MS $67,037

Picayune, MS $68,576

Poplarville, MS $67,774

Prentiss, MS $67,249

Purvis, MS $67,039

Richton, MS $66,835

Sandersville, MS $66,966

Sandy Hook, MS $67,027

Seminary, MS $66,919

Soso, MS $66,908

Stringer, MS $66,946

Sumrall, MS $66,952

Foxworth, MS $66,981

Gulfport, MS $67,795

Bay Saint Louis, MS $68,419

Plantersville, MS $67,263

Pontotoc, MS $67,447

Randolph, MS $67,196

Rienzi, MS $67,264

Saltillo, MS $67,475

Shannon, MS $67,286

Sherman, MS $67,554

Smithville, MS $66,923

Golden, MS $67,039

Greenwood Springs, MS $66,458

Guntown, MS $67,365

Houlka, MS $67,292

Houston, MS $66,929

Iuka, MS $66,962

Mantachie, MS $67,373

Marietta, MS $67,176

Mooreville, MS $67,499

Nettleton, MS $67,020

New Site, MS $67,031

Okolona, MS $66,868

Lambert, MS $66,653

Forest, MS $67,434

Gallman, MS $67,855

Georgetown, MS $67,897

Goodman, MS $67,173

Harperville, MS $67,381

Harriston, MS $66,984

Harrisville, MS $68,007

Hazlehurst, MS $67,591

Hermanville, MS $67,371

HR Program Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For HR Program Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 37% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, HR Program Specialist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view HR Program Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a HR Program Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$82,510	$40.0	20%
Financial Services	$79,072	$38.0	15%
Internet	$77,009	$37.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$75,634	$36.0	10%
Insurance	$74,259	$36.0	8%

HR Program Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a HR Program 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.

$61,002

Average $68,758/year

$76,133

$5,084

Average $5,730/month

$6,344

$1,173

Average $1,322/week

$1,464

$29

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,133	$6,344	$1,464	$37
Average	$68,758	$5,730	$1,322	$33
25th Percentile	$61,002	$5,084	$1,173	$29

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