Human Resources Specialists Salary in Kentucky
The median annual wage for human resources specialists in Kentucky is $69,010 ($33.18 per hour) — -9.1% vs. the national median of $75,940. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $69,010
- Mean annual wage
- $72,970
- Median hourly wage
- $33.18
- Employment in KY
- 10,900
10,900 employed · 5.5 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Kentucky
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,690 | $21.00 |
| 25th percentile | $52,680 | $25.33 |
| Median (50th) | $69,010 | $33.18 |
| 75th percentile | $84,990 | $40.86 |
| 90th percentile | $107,940 | $51.89 |
What this salary is worth in Kentucky
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $76,543
- Median rent burden
- 16.8%
- Est. affordable home price
- $251,744
Kentucky prices are 90.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Kentucky: $967/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,725/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Kentucky is $205,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Human Resources Specialists salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Kentucky
- Accountants and Auditors in Kentucky
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Kentucky
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Kentucky
- Cashiers in Kentucky
- Construction Laborers in Kentucky
- Cooks, Restaurant in Kentucky
- Customer Service Representatives in Kentucky
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Kentucky
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Kentucky
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Kentucky
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Kentucky
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Kentucky
- General and Operations Managers in Kentucky
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kentucky
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Kentucky
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Kentucky
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Kentucky
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Kentucky
- Light Truck Drivers in Kentucky
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Kentucky
- Management Analysts in Kentucky
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Kentucky
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kentucky
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Kentucky
- Nursing Assistants in Kentucky
- Office Clerks, General in Kentucky
- Project Management Specialists in Kentucky
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Kentucky
- Registered Nurses in Kentucky
- Retail Salespersons in Kentucky
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Kentucky
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Kentucky
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Kentucky
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Kentucky
- Security Guards in Kentucky
- Software Developers in Kentucky
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Kentucky
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Kentucky
- Waiters and Waitresses in Kentucky
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.