How much do hr analysts make in 2026?
HR analysts are counted in the BLS human resources specialists series, where OEWS May 2025 gives a national median of $75,940 a year ($36.51 an hour), with a 10th percentile near $47,180 and a 90th percentile of $128,720. The series pools 912,430 people across generalist, recruiting, systems and analytical HR roles, so it does not price this title specifically. The HR analyst role, as most employers use it, is operational rather than strategic: headcount and turnover reporting, compliance reporting such as EEO-1 and affirmative action data, audit support, HR metric dashboards, data quality in the HR system, and analysis requests from HR leadership and the business. That places it around the middle of the band at entry and mid-level. Pay rises with two things: technical range, meaning the move from report-running to real query and visualisation capability, and subject-matter depth in an area such as compensation, workforce planning or HR systems configuration. Analysts who make that transition move toward the upper part of the band or into specialist tracks that price above it. Employment is projected to grow 6.2% through 2034 with roughly 81,800 openings a year. → Full hr analyst career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $75,940 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- HR Analysts earn a national median $75,940/yr ($36.51/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 13-1071); the P10 to P90 range is $47,180 to $128,720.
- The $75,940 median is drawn from a 912,430-person BLS series pooling generalists, recruiters, systems and analytical HR roles, so it does not price the HR analyst title on its own.
- The HR analyst role is operational — headcount and turnover reporting, compliance filings, audit support and HR data quality — which places it around the middle of the $47,180 to $128,720 band.
- Technical range beyond report-running, plus depth in compensation, workforce planning or HR systems, is what moves an analyst toward the upper band or into a better-paid specialist track.
US HR Analyst Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do hr analysts earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 13-1071; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 13-1071, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a hr analyst earn at each career stage?
HR analyst pay follows technical range and subject-matter depth rather than tenure. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 13-1071, a pooled HR professional series.
By State
Which states pay hr analysts the most in 2026?
State figures are modeled estimates — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers salary-calculator state wage index — not BLS state observations, and the pooling caveat travels with them. Analytical HR roles concentrate at larger employers with real HR systems, so the practical geography is corporate footprint rather than general state wage levels.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($87,330), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay hr analysts the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations. Metros with dense corporate headquarters host the analytics teams where this role has somewhere to progress to.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a hr analyst’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does hr analyst pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. HR Analysts sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify hr analyst wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a hr analyst actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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