Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

11-3121 Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Excludes managers who primarily focus on compensation and benefits (11-3111) and training and development (11-3131).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
81,750 0.7 % $52.21 $108,600 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $28.88 $36.80 $47.66 $63.04 $81.40
Annual Wage (2) $60,070 $76,540 $99,130 $131,130 $169,310


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 12,230 0.64 $59.03 $122,780
Local Government (OES Designation) 5,840 0.11 $44.86 $93,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,880 0.07 $50.63 $105,310
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,860 0.10 $48.26 $100,380
Employment Services 2,530 0.09 $45.90 $95,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 12,230 0.64 $59.03 $122,780
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 730 0.46 $65.12 $135,450
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 500 0.45 $51.44 $107,000
Office Administrative Services 1,090 0.27 $51.58 $107,290
Software Publishers 710 0.27 $63.46 $132,000

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 290 0.08 $76.30 $158,700
Other Information Services 270 0.18 $69.03 $143,590
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 440 0.09 $67.83 $141,090
Other Financial Investment Activities 350 0.10 $66.90 $139,150
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 170 0.15 $66.47 $138,250


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 9,930 0.71 1.11 $58.82 $122,340
New York 7,040 0.84 1.31 $56.18 $116,850
Texas 4,890 0.47 0.74 $53.77 $111,840
Illinois 3,890 0.70 1.10 $48.60 $101,090
New Jersey 3,180 0.84 1.32 $66.14 $137,570




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,290 2.00 3.14 $63.38 $131,830
Minnesota 2,830 1.09 1.71 $52.66 $109,520
Connecticut 1,750 1.09 1.70 $53.72 $111,730
Washington 2,660 0.98 1.54 $51.36 $106,840
New York 7,040 0.84 1.31 $56.18 $116,850




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 3,180 0.84 1.32 $66.14 $137,570
District of Columbia 1,290 2.00 3.14 $63.38 $131,830
Delaware 280 0.71 1.11 $61.30 $127,500
California 9,930 0.71 1.11 $58.82 $122,340
Rhode Island 320 0.72 1.13 $58.34 $121,340





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,730 1.13 1.77 $60.76 $126,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,910 1.26 1.98 $62.47 $129,940
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 2,880 0.80 1.26 $49.89 $103,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,810 0.74 1.15 $56.49 $117,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,300 1.34 2.11 $54.92 $114,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,770 0.80 1.25 $54.48 $113,330
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,740 1.27 1.99 $54.60 $113,560
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,510 0.59 0.93 $56.71 $117,960
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,470 0.87 1.37 $59.04 $122,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,370 0.81 1.27 $45.84 $95,340




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 350 1.62 2.54 $61.32 $127,550
Olympia, WA 150 1.56 2.44 $41.51 $86,340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 770 1.41 2.21 $57.03 $118,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,300 1.34 2.11 $54.92 $114,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,160 1.32 2.07 $75.79 $157,650
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,740 1.27 1.99 $54.60 $113,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,910 1.26 1.98 $62.47 $129,940
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 510 1.24 1.95 $55.12 $114,640
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 130 1.18 1.85 $63.23 $131,520
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,120 1.17 1.84 $65.05 $135,290




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,160 1.32 2.07 $75.79 $157,650
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 940 0.99 1.55 $68.89 $143,280
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 140 0.93 1.46 $65.04 $135,290
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,120 1.17 1.84 $65.05 $135,290
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 740 0.77 1.20 $65.01 $135,220
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 660 0.70 1.09 $64.97 $135,130
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 590 1.07 1.68 $64.74 $134,650
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,140 0.63 0.99 $63.49 $132,050
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 130 1.18 1.85 $63.23 $131,520
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 240 0.76 1.20 $62.87 $130,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 160 0.58 0.91 $35.03 $72,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 150 0.69 1.08 $46.79 $97,310
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 150 0.79 1.23 $35.23 $73,280
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 130 0.74 1.16 $37.56 $78,130
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 120 0.78 1.22 $35.73 $74,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area 50 0.86 1.35 $36.70 $76,330
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 150 0.79 1.23 $35.23 $73,280
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 120 0.78 1.22 $35.73 $74,310
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 130 0.74 1.16 $37.56 $78,130
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.70 1.10 $38.65 $80,400

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 0.37 0.58 $54.28 $112,910
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 70 0.38 0.59 $52.47 $109,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 40 0.45 0.71 $51.16 $106,400
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.66 1.03 $51.01 $106,110
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.30 0.47 $50.48 $104,990


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012