Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$57,050avg. a year
$27.43 an hour · 7,640 employed
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $57,050 a year. That is $1,840 (3%) more than the New York average of $55,210. The U.S. average is $52,250.
$56,850Median pay
$27.43Average hourly
+3%vs. New York average
7,640Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
170 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$54,340
$26.12 an hour
2250 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$53,820
$25.88 an hour
3780 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$53,680
$25.81 an hour
490 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$52,850
$25.41 an hour
5280 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$51,420
$24.72 an hour
6610 jobs
Rochester, NY
$50,550
$24.30 an hour
7100 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$50,180
$24.12 an hour
8550 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$49,640
$23.87 an hour
940 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$49,450
$23.77 an hour
1040 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$49,240
$23.68 an hour
1140 jobs
Kingston, NY
$48,290
$23.21 an hour
1250 jobs
Elmira, NY
$46,810
$22.51 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
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|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $54,410 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $45,430 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $47,510 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $64,520 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $62,360 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $59,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $57,050 a year, and the median is $56,850. About 7,640 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $1,840 (3%) more than the New York average of $55,210.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.39 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-4161. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.