Human Resources Specialists Salary in Oregon
The median annual wage for human resources specialists in Oregon is $78,060 ($37.53 per hour) — +2.8% vs. the national median of $75,940. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $78,060
- Mean annual wage
- $84,550
- Median hourly wage
- $37.53
- Employment in OR
- 10,620
10,620 employed · 5.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Oregon
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $51,480 | $24.75 |
| 25th percentile | $62,820 | $30.20 |
| Median (50th) | $78,060 | $37.53 |
| 75th percentile | $99,860 | $48.01 |
| 90th percentile | $126,280 | $60.71 |
What this salary is worth in Oregon
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $75,522
- Median rent burden
- 23.4%
- Est. affordable home price
- $284,758
Oregon prices are 103.4 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Oregon: $1,525/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,952/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 Oregon is $477,600 (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
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Oregon
- Accountants and Auditors in Oregon
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oregon
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Oregon
- Cashiers in Oregon
- Construction Laborers in Oregon
- Cooks, Restaurant in Oregon
- Customer Service Representatives in Oregon
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Oregon
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oregon
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oregon
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Oregon
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Oregon
- General and Operations Managers in Oregon
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oregon
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oregon
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oregon
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Oregon
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Oregon
- Light Truck Drivers in Oregon
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oregon
- Management Analysts in Oregon
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Oregon
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oregon
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Oregon
- Nursing Assistants in Oregon
- Office Clerks, General in Oregon
- Project Management Specialists in Oregon
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Oregon
- Registered Nurses in Oregon
- Retail Salespersons in Oregon
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Oregon
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Oregon
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Oregon
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oregon
- Security Guards in Oregon
- Software Developers in Oregon
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Oregon
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Oregon
- Waiters and Waitresses in Oregon
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.