Human Resources Specialists Salary in Michigan
The median annual wage for human resources specialists in Michigan is $69,520 ($33.42 per hour) — -8.5% vs. the national median of $75,940. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $69,520
- Mean annual wage
- $75,250
- Median hourly wage
- $33.42
- Employment in MI
- 25,520
25,520 employed · 5.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Michigan
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,580 | $22.39 |
| 25th percentile | $55,560 | $26.71 |
| Median (50th) | $69,520 | $33.42 |
| 75th percentile | $89,270 | $42.92 |
| 90th percentile | $110,710 | $53.23 |
What this salary is worth in Michigan
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $72,253
- Median rent burden
- 19.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $253,604
Michigan prices are 96.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Michigan: $1,129/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,738/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 Michigan is $231,600 (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
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- 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 Michigan
- Accountants and Auditors in Michigan
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Michigan
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Michigan
- Cashiers in Michigan
- Construction Laborers in Michigan
- Cooks, Restaurant in Michigan
- Customer Service Representatives in Michigan
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Michigan
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Michigan
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Michigan
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Michigan
- General and Operations Managers in Michigan
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Michigan
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Michigan
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Michigan
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Michigan
- Light Truck Drivers in Michigan
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Michigan
- Management Analysts in Michigan
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Michigan
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Michigan
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Michigan
- Nursing Assistants in Michigan
- Office Clerks, General in Michigan
- Project Management Specialists in Michigan
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Michigan
- Registered Nurses in Michigan
- Retail Salespersons in Michigan
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Michigan
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Michigan
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Michigan
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Michigan
- Security Guards in Michigan
- Software Developers in Michigan
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Michigan
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Michigan
- Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan
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.