Human Resources Generalist Salary in Colorado

How much does a Human Resources Generalist make in Colorado?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Human Resources Generalist in Colorado is $75,955 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Human Resources Generalist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,619
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,938 to $83,631
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,639

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Human Resources Generalist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,631	$6,969	$1,608	$40
Average	$75,955	$6,330	$1,461	$37
25th Percentile	$67,938	$5,662	$1,307	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Human Resources Generalist Salaries

A Human Resources Generalist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Human Resources Generalist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Human Resources Generalist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,701
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,391
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,435
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,565
Expert (over 8 years): $108,597

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$60,701
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$75,391
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$92,435
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$111,565
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$108,597

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How Do Human Resources Generalist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Human Resources Generalists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,424.
California: $82,112.
Massachusetts: $81,017.

District of Columbia $82,424 California $82,112 Massachusetts $81,017 Washington $80,720 New Jersey $80,690 Alaska $80,586 Connecticut $79,558 New York $79,141

Hawaii $77,809 Rhode Island $77,184 Maryland $76,759 Minnesota $76,179 Colorado $75,955 Illinois $75,881 Oregon $75,598 Delaware $75,389

New Hampshire $75,258 Virginia $74,965 Pennsylvania $74,109 Nevada $73,677 North Dakota $73,536 Michigan $73,312 Wisconsin $73,231 Vermont $73,067

Texas $72,613 Maine $72,583 Arizona $72,538 Ohio $72,486 Georgia $71,801 Indiana $71,459 Wyoming $71,392 Utah $71,288

Iowa $71,243 Kansas $70,886 Louisiana $70,781 North Carolina $70,744 Missouri $70,729 Florida $70,439 Montana $70,283 Nebraska $70,134

Kentucky $70,052 South Carolina $69,754 Tennessee $69,568 Idaho $69,493 New Mexico $68,950 Oklahoma $68,831 Alabama $68,392 South Dakota $67,655

Arkansas $67,253 West Virginia $67,037 Mississippi $66,389

Top Paying Cities for Human Resources Generalists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $74,468
Hygiene: $77,056
Johnstown: $74,634

Glen Haven, CO $74,468 Hygiene, CO $77,056 Johnstown, CO $74,634 Laporte, CO $73,807 Livermore, CO $73,567 Loveland, CO $74,401 Lyons, CO $76,921 Masonville, CO $73,854

Mead, CO $75,482 Milliken, CO $74,530 Niwot, CO $77,661 Red Feather Lakes, CO $73,770 Severance, CO $73,912 Timnath, CO $73,817 Wellington, CO $73,404 Windsor, CO $73,924

Brighton, CO $75,756 Ault, CO $73,783 Briggsdale, CO $73,803 Carr, CO $72,534 Eastlake, CO $75,953 Eaton, CO $74,016 Evans, CO $74,393 Fort Lupton, CO $75,540

Galeton, CO $74,023 Gilcrest, CO $74,799 Gill, CO $74,145 Greeley, CO $74,210 Henderson, CO $75,873 Hudson, CO $75,291 Keenesburg, CO $74,928 Kersey, CO $74,154

La Salle, CO $74,670 Lucerne, CO $74,130 Nunn, CO $73,548 Orchard, CO $73,794 Pierce, CO $73,830 Ohio City, CO $74,589 Parlin, CO $74,239 Penrose, CO $73,590

Pitkin, CO $74,497 Poncha Springs, CO $73,992 Powderhorn, CO $74,084 Rockvale, CO $73,256 Sargents, CO $73,867 Twin Lakes, CO $76,307 Westcliffe, CO $73,297 Wetmore, CO $72,826

Durango, CO $74,291 Cahone, CO $74,108 Cortez, CO $74,052 Dolores, CO $74,229 Dove Creek, CO $74,035 Egnar, CO $74,076 Hesperus, CO $73,642 Lewis, CO $74,239

Mancos, CO $74,051 Marvel, CO $73,640 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $73,668 Pleasant View, CO $73,895 Rico, CO $74,247 Towaoc, CO $73,743 Yellow Jacket, CO $74,151 Montrose, CO $74,524

Austin, CO $74,621 Bedrock, CO $74,057 Cedaredge, CO $74,697 Cory, CO $74,603 Crawford, CO $74,392 Delta, CO $74,523 Eckert, CO $74,640 Hotchkiss, CO $74,594

Lazear, CO $74,538 Naturita, CO $74,207 Norwood, CO $74,236 Nucla, CO $74,321 Olathe, CO $74,441 Ophir, CO $74,317 Ouray, CO $74,305 Paonia, CO $74,936

Paradox, CO $74,098 Placerville, CO $74,248 Redvale, CO $74,271 Ridgway, CO $74,294 Silverton, CO $74,169 Somerset, CO $75,163 Telluride, CO $74,331 Grand Junction, CO $74,983

Platteville, CO $74,965 Roggen, CO $74,192 Weldona, CO $73,619 Wiggins, CO $74,013 Fort Morgan, CO $73,649 Log Lane Village, CO $73,890 Akron, CO $73,115 Amherst, CO $72,881

Atwood, CO $73,371 Brush, CO $73,366 Crook, CO $73,163 Eckley, CO $72,932 Fleming, CO $73,303 Grover, CO $73,245 Haxtun, CO $73,288 Hereford, CO $72,777

Hillrose, CO $73,438 Holyoke, CO $73,066 Idalia, CO $72,700 Iliff, CO $73,355 Julesburg, CO $73,059 Lindon, CO $72,802 Merino, CO $73,435 New Raymer, CO $73,419

Otis, CO $73,181 Ovid, CO $73,085 Padroni, CO $73,169 Paoli, CO $73,289 Peetz, CO $73,149 Sedgwick, CO $73,111 Snyder, CO $73,380 Sterling, CO $73,497

Stoneham, CO $73,423 Vernon, CO $72,769 Woodrow, CO $72,954 Wray, CO $72,914 Yuma, CO $73,158 Anton, CO $72,820 Arapahoe, CO $72,246 Arriba, CO $72,508

Bethune, CO $72,616 Burlington, CO $72,548 Calhan, CO $73,696 Cascade, CO $74,302 Cheyenne Wells, CO $72,351 Cope, CO $72,786 Cripple Creek, CO $74,162 Divide, CO $74,201

Flagler, CO $72,583 Florissant, CO $74,141 Fountain, CO $73,689 Genoa, CO $72,558 Green Mountain Falls, CO $74,283 Guffey, CO $74,061 Hugo, CO $72,113 Joes, CO $72,858

Karval, CO $71,695 Kirk, CO $72,798 Kit Carson, CO $72,261 Limon, CO $72,995 Lake George, CO $74,253 Manitou Springs, CO $74,302 Matheson, CO $72,942 Peyton, CO $74,043

Ramah, CO $72,470 Rush, CO $72,643 Seibert, CO $72,552 Simla, CO $73,274 Stratton, CO $72,625 U S A F Academy, CO $74,297 Victor, CO $74,128 Vona, CO $72,595

Wild Horse, CO $72,122 Woodland Park, CO $74,241 Yoder, CO $72,923 Colorado Springs, CO $74,303 Clifton, CO $74,936 Fruita, CO $74,750 Gateway, CO $74,224 Glade Park, CO $74,480

Loma, CO $74,777 Mack, CO $74,578 Palisade, CO $74,801 Whitewater, CO $74,475 Glenwood Springs, CO $75,706 Dinosaur, CO $74,455 Aspen, CO $77,124 Snowmass Village, CO $77,121

Avon, CO $76,429 Basalt, CO $76,878 Carbondale, CO $76,592 Collbran, CO $74,727 Craig, CO $75,276 De Beque, CO $74,718 Eagle, CO $76,116 Edwards, CO $76,279

Parachute, CO $75,107 Battlement Mesa, CO $75,038 Gypsum, CO $75,737 Hamilton, CO $75,596 Hayden, CO $75,383 Maybell, CO $74,548 Meeker, CO $75,603 Meredith, CO $76,626

Mesa, CO $74,690 Minturn, CO $76,196 Molina, CO $74,646 New Castle, CO $75,445 Rangely, CO $74,758 Red Cliff, CO $76,186 Rifle, CO $75,258 Silt, CO $75,227

Slater, CO $74,917 Snowmass, CO $76,966 Wolcott, CO $76,161 Woody Creek, CO $77,119 Vail, CO $76,522 Pueblo, CO $72,047 Colorado City, CO $72,540 Aguilar, CO $72,856

Arlington, CO $71,573 Avondale, CO $72,240 Beulah, CO $72,544 Boncarbo, CO $72,892 Boone, CO $72,473 Branson, CO $72,296 Campo, CO $72,028 Cheraw, CO $72,166

Crowley, CO $72,320 Eads, CO $72,217 Fort Lyon, CO $72,138 Fowler, CO $72,345 Gardner, CO $73,053 Granada, CO $72,380 Hartman, CO $72,518 Hasty, CO $72,296

Haswell, CO $71,869 Hoehne, CO $72,774 Holly, CO $72,290 Kim, CO $72,221 La Junta, CO $72,268 Lamar, CO $72,488 Las Animas, CO $72,228 La Veta, CO $73,180

Mc Clave, CO $72,307 Manzanola, CO $72,212 Model, CO $72,322 Olney Springs, CO $72,089 Ordway, CO $71,730 Pritchett, CO $72,225 Rocky Ford, CO $72,108 Rye, CO $72,651

Sheridan Lake, CO $72,246 Springfield, CO $72,373 Sugar City, CO $71,538 Swink, CO $72,196 Trinchera, CO $72,462 Trinidad, CO $72,776 Two Buttes, CO $72,369 Vilas, CO $72,358

Walsenburg, CO $72,794 Walsh, CO $72,282 Weston, CO $73,030 Wiley, CO $72,241 Alamosa, CO $73,736 Antonito, CO $73,689 Arboles, CO $73,838 Arvada, CO $75,956

Aurora, CO $75,904 Bayfield, CO $74,046 Broomfield, CO $76,289 Commerce City, CO $75,777 Dupont, CO $75,922 Eldorado Springs, CO $77,730 Lafayette, CO $77,041 Louisville, CO $77,136

Westminster, CO $75,921 Wheat Ridge, CO $75,917 Agate, CO $73,228 Bennett, CO $75,131 Byers, CO $74,234 Castle Rock, CO $74,563 Deer Trail, CO $73,744 Elbert, CO $74,092

Elizabeth, CO $74,716 Englewood, CO $75,904 Franktown, CO $74,514 Kiowa, CO $74,179 Larkspur, CO $74,321 Littleton, CO $75,829 Lone Tree, CO $75,628 Louviers, CO $75,523

Monument, CO $74,248 Palmer Lake, CO $74,256 Parker, CO $75,351 Sedalia, CO $74,601 Strasburg, CO $74,892 Watkins, CO $75,454 Denver, CO $75,896 Thornton, CO $75,955

Boulder, CO $78,105 Golden, CO $75,911 Alma, CO $75,484 Bailey, CO $75,313 Black Hawk, CO $76,670 Bond, CO $76,154 Breckenridge, CO $75,646 Buffalo Creek, CO $75,052

Burns, CO $75,665 Central City, CO $76,239 Clark, CO $74,948 Climax, CO $75,733 Coalmont, CO $74,818 Como, CO $74,563 Conifer, CO $75,509 Cowdrey, CO $74,516

Dillon, CO $75,600 Dumont, CO $75,967 Evergreen, CO $75,780 Empire, CO $75,620 Fairplay, CO $74,632 Fraser, CO $75,706 Frisco, CO $76,067 Georgetown, CO $75,564

Granby, CO $75,504 Grand Lake, CO $75,462 Grant, CO $74,926 Hartsel, CO $74,235 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $75,403 Idaho Springs, CO $75,838 Idledale, CO $75,833 Indian Hills, CO $75,794

Jamestown, CO $77,979 Jefferson, CO $74,769 Kittredge, CO $75,802 Kremmling, CO $75,395 Leadville, CO $75,640 Mc Coy, CO $75,653 Morrison, CO $75,778 Nederland, CO $77,270

Oak Creek, CO $75,518 Parshall, CO $75,843 Phippsburg, CO $75,593 Pine, CO $75,143 Pinecliffe, CO $77,633 Rand, CO $74,824 Rollinsville, CO $76,910 Shawnee, CO $75,125

Silver Plume, CO $75,244 Steamboat Springs, CO $75,378 Tabernash, CO $75,882 Toponas, CO $75,564 Walden, CO $74,712 Ward, CO $77,067 Winter Park, CO $75,980 Yampa, CO $75,667

Silverthorne, CO $76,002 Longmont, CO $76,755 Allenspark, CO $76,407 Estes Park, CO $75,260 Bellvue, CO $74,297 Berthoud, CO $75,207 Dacono, CO $76,084 Drake, CO $74,323

Erie, CO $76,425 Firestone, CO $75,895 Fort Collins, CO $73,767 Frederick, CO $75,898 Blanca, CO $73,475 Capulin, CO $73,852 Center, CO $73,792 Chama, CO $73,223

Chimney Rock, CO $73,869 Chromo, CO $73,373 Conejos, CO $73,644 Creede, CO $74,030 Crestone, CO $73,509 Del Norte, CO $73,869 Fort Garland, CO $73,309 San Luis, CO $73,012

Homelake, CO $73,800 Hooper, CO $73,555 Ignacio, CO $73,727 Jaroso, CO $73,172 La Jara, CO $73,762 Manassa, CO $73,688 Moffat, CO $73,606 Monte Vista, CO $73,844

Mosca, CO $73,462 Pagosa Springs, CO $73,863 Romeo, CO $73,904 Saguache, CO $73,860 Sanford, CO $73,490 San Pablo, CO $73,113 South Fork, CO $73,943 Villa Grove, CO $73,705

Salida, CO $73,994 Almont, CO $75,899 Buena Vista, CO $75,783 Canon City, CO $73,665 Cimarron, CO $74,162 Coal Creek, CO $73,228 Coaldale, CO $73,813 Cotopaxi, CO $73,607

Crested Butte, CO $76,298 Florence, CO $73,112 Monarch, CO $74,149 Granite, CO $75,262 Gunnison, CO $74,219 Hillside, CO $73,579 Howard, CO $73,947 Lake City, CO $74,157

Nathrop, CO $74,217

Human Resources Generalist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Human Resources Generalist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$67,938

Average $75,955/year

$83,631

$5,662

Average $6,330/month

$6,969

$1,307

Average $1,461/week

$1,608

$33

Average $37/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,631	$6,969	$1,608	$40
Average	$75,955	$6,330	$1,461	$37
25th Percentile	$67,938	$5,662	$1,307	$33

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