Human Resources Specialists pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$80,840avg. a year
$38.86 an hour · 8,940 employed
Human Resources Specialists in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn an average of $80,840 a year. That is $5,920 (8%) more than the Texas average of $74,920. The U.S. average is $81,990.
$75,860Median pay
$38.86Average hourly
+8%vs. Texas average
8,940Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for human resources specialists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1580 jobs
Midland, TX
$81,670
$39.26 an hour
27,570 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$77,490
$37.26 an hour
318,320 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$77,120
$37.08 an hour
429,190 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$75,220
$36.16 an hour
5720 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$75,150
$36.13 an hour
6290 jobs
Odessa, TX
$70,820
$34.05 an hour
7590 jobs
Waco, TX
$70,400
$33.85 an hour
8680 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$70,050
$33.68 an hour
9220 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$69,920
$33.61 an hour
10160 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$68,960
$33.15 an hour
11520 jobs
Longview, TX
$68,620
$32.99 an hour
12500 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$68,170
$32.78 an hour
13210 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$66,990
$32.21 an hour
14720 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$66,720
$32.08 an hour
15320 jobs
Abilene, TX
$66,440
$31.94 an hour
16610 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$65,510
$31.50 an hour
17220 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$65,390
$31.44 an hour
18140 jobs
Victoria, TX
$64,780
$31.14 an hour
19570 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$64,690
$31.10 an hour
201,800 jobs
El Paso, TX
$63,320
$30.44 an hour
21490 jobs
Tyler, TX
$63,120
$30.35 an hour
22600 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$60,730
$29.20 an hour
23970 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$58,780
$28.26 an hour
24430 jobs
Laredo, TX
$57,730
$27.76 an hour
2550 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$51,170
$24.60 an hour
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How Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos compares
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $87,480 |
| Project Management Specialists | $112,640 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $89,840 |
| Management Analysts | $120,190 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | $81,950 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $75,260 |
Questions and answers
How much do human resources specialists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
The average is $80,840 a year, and the median is $75,860. About 8,940 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $5,920 (8%) more than the Texas average of $74,920.
Is this job common in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
It makes up 6.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.18 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1071. Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12420). 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.