Human Resources Generalist Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Human Resources Generalist make in Mississippi?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Human Resources Generalist in Mississippi is $66,386 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,203
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,382 to $73,095
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,005

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Human Resources Generalist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,095	$6,091	$1,406	$35
Average	$66,386	$5,532	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$59,382	$4,949	$1,142	$29

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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): $53,057
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,893
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,789
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,522
Expert (over 8 years): $94,913

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$53,057
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$65,893
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$80,789
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$97,522
Human Res... Level Human Resources Generalist	$94,913

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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: $82,421.
California: $82,108.
Massachusetts: $81,014.

District of Columbia $82,421 California $82,108 Massachusetts $81,014 Washington $80,716 New Jersey $80,687 Alaska $80,582 Connecticut $79,555 New York $79,138

Hawaii $77,806 Rhode Island $77,180 Maryland $76,756 Minnesota $76,175 Colorado $75,952 Illinois $75,878 Oregon $75,595 Delaware $75,386

New Hampshire $75,255 Virginia $74,962 Pennsylvania $74,106 Nevada $73,674 North Dakota $73,533 Michigan $73,309 Wisconsin $73,228 Vermont $73,064

Texas $72,610 Maine $72,580 Arizona $72,535 Ohio $72,483 Georgia $71,798 Indiana $71,456 Wyoming $71,389 Utah $71,285

Iowa $71,240 Kansas $70,883 Louisiana $70,779 North Carolina $70,741 Missouri $70,726 Florida $70,436 Montana $70,280 Nebraska $70,131

Kentucky $70,049 South Carolina $69,751 Tennessee $69,565 Idaho $69,491 New Mexico $68,947 Oklahoma $68,828 Alabama $68,389 South Dakota $67,652

Arkansas $67,250 West Virginia $67,034 Mississippi $66,386

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:

Hillsboro: $65,516
Holly Bluff: $65,508
Kosciusko: $65,516

Hillsboro, MS $65,516 Holly Bluff, MS $65,508 Kosciusko, MS $65,516 Lake, MS $65,516 Lena, MS $65,516 Lexington, MS $65,508 Lorman, MS $65,583 Louise, MS $65,508

Ludlow, MS $65,516 Mc Adams, MS $65,516 Mc Cool, MS $62,798 Madden, MS $65,516 Madison, MS $66,096 Magee, MS $65,516 Mayersville, MS $65,508 Mendenhall, MS $65,516

Midnight, MS $65,508 Mize, MS $65,516 Morton, MS $65,516 Mount Olive, MS $65,516 Natchez, MS $64,615 Newhebron, MS $65,516 Pattison, MS $65,516 Pelahatchie, MS $65,605

Pickens, MS $65,516 Piney Woods, MS $66,051 Pinola, MS $65,516 Port Gibson, MS $65,516 Puckett, MS $65,516 Pulaski, MS $65,516 Raleigh, MS $65,516 Raymond, MS $66,007

Redwood, MS $65,516 Ridgeland, MS $66,185 Rolling Fork, MS $65,508 Sallis, MS $65,516 Sandhill, MS $65,828 Satartia, MS $65,516 Sharon, MS $65,516 Sibley, MS $67,362

Silver City, MS $65,508 Star, MS $66,051 Taylorsville, MS $65,516 Tchula, MS $65,508 Terry, MS $65,962 Thomastown, MS $65,516 Tinsley, MS $65,516 Tougaloo, MS $66,185

Utica, MS $65,516 Vaiden, MS $64,607 Valley Park, MS $65,516 Vaughan, MS $65,516 Vicksburg, MS $65,516 Walnut Grove, MS $65,516 Washington, MS $67,362 Wesson, MS $65,516

West, MS $65,508 Whitfield, MS $66,051 Yazoo City, MS $65,516 Jackson, MS $66,185 Pearl, MS $66,185 Richland, MS $66,185 Flowood, MS $66,185 Byram, MS $66,185

Lula, MS $69,208 Lyon, MS $67,354 Marks, MS $69,208 Michigan City, MS $69,208 Mount Pleasant, MS $69,208 Myrtle, MS $69,208 Nesbit, MS $69,453 New Albany, MS $65,999

Olive Branch, MS $69,453 Oxford, MS $69,208 Pope, MS $69,208 Potts Camp, MS $69,208 Red Banks, MS $69,208 Ripley, MS $66,401 Robinsonville, MS $69,208 Sarah, MS $69,208

Sardis, MS $69,208 Senatobia, MS $69,208 Sherard, MS $65,508 Sledge, MS $69,208 Southaven, MS $69,625 Taylor, MS $69,208 Tiplersville, MS $69,208 Tula, MS $65,999

Tunica, MS $69,208 University, MS $69,208 Victoria, MS $69,208 Walls, MS $69,558 Walnut, MS $66,401 Waterford, MS $69,208 Greenville, MS $66,178 Alligator, MS $65,508

Anguilla, MS $65,553 Arcola, MS $66,178 Avon, MS $66,178 Benoit, MS $65,508 Beulah, MS $65,508 Boyle, MS $65,508 Chatham, MS $65,955 Cleveland, MS $65,508

Doddsville, MS $65,508 Drew, MS $65,508 Parchman, MS $65,508 Dublin, MS $65,508 Duncan, MS $65,508 Glen Allan, MS $65,821 Grace, MS $65,597 Gunnison, MS $65,508

Hollandale, MS $66,089 Holly Ridge, MS $65,642 Indianola, MS $65,597 Inverness, MS $65,553 Isola, MS $65,597 Leland, MS $66,178 Merigold, MS $65,508 Metcalfe, MS $66,133

Moorhead, MS $65,508 Mound Bayou, MS $65,508 Pace, MS $65,508 Panther Burn, MS $65,865 Rena Lara, MS $65,508 Rome, MS $65,508 Rosedale, MS $65,508 Ruleville, MS $65,508

Scott, MS $65,687 Shaw, MS $65,508 Shelby, MS $65,508 Stoneville, MS $66,178 Sunflower, MS $65,508 Wayside, MS $66,178 Winstonville, MS $65,508 Winterville, MS $66,178

Tupelo, MS $62,798 Algoma, MS $62,798 Amory, MS $62,798 Baldwyn, MS $63,595 Becker, MS $62,798 Belden, MS $62,798 Belmont, MS $63,595 Blue Springs, MS $62,798

Booneville, MS $63,595 Burnsville, MS $63,595 Corinth, MS $63,595 Dennis, MS $63,595 Derma, MS $62,798 Ecru, MS $62,798 Fulton, MS $62,798 Gattman, MS $62,798

Glen, MS $63,595 Abbeville, MS $69,208 Arkabutla, MS $69,208 Ashland, MS $69,208 Batesville, MS $69,208 Belen, MS $69,208 Blue Mountain, MS $69,208 Byhalia, MS $69,208

Clarksdale, MS $67,354 Coahoma, MS $69,208 Coldwater, MS $69,208 Como, MS $69,208 Courtland, MS $69,208 Crenshaw, MS $69,208 Crowder, MS $69,208 Darling, MS $69,208

Dumas, MS $63,595 Dundee, MS $69,208 Etta, MS $69,208 Falcon, MS $69,208 Falkner, MS $66,401 Farrell, MS $67,354 Friars Point, MS $69,208 Hernando, MS $69,275

Hickory Flat, MS $69,208 Holly Springs, MS $69,208 Horn Lake, MS $69,587 Independence, MS $69,208 Jonestown, MS $69,208 Lake Cormorant, MS $69,379 Lamar, MS $69,208 Stennis Space Center, MS $65,947

Diamondhead, MS $65,188 Biloxi, MS $65,977 Diberville, MS $65,977 Escatawpa, MS $65,672 Gautier, MS $65,672 Hurley, MS $65,225 Kiln, MS $65,114 Lakeshore, MS $66,051

Long Beach, MS $65,456 Mc Henry, MS $65,114 Moss Point, MS $65,672 Ocean Springs, MS $65,977 Vancleave, MS $65,977 Pascagoula, MS $65,672 Pass Christian, MS $65,411 Pearlington, MS $66,811

Perkinston, MS $65,039 Saucier, MS $65,382 Waveland, MS $65,054 Wiggins, MS $65,047 Brookhaven, MS $65,516 Bogue Chitto, MS $65,516 Bude, MS $67,808 Centreville, MS $70,109

Chatawa, MS $70,109 Crosby, MS $70,109 Fernwood, MS $70,109 Gloster, MS $70,109 Jayess, MS $65,516 Kokomo, MS $65,203 Liberty, MS $70,109 Mc Call Creek, MS $65,516

Mccomb, MS $67,808 Magnolia, MS $70,109 Meadville, MS $67,808 Monticello, MS $65,516 Oak Vale, MS $65,516 Osyka, MS $70,109 Roxie, MS $67,808 Ruth, MS $65,516

Silver Creek, MS $65,516 Smithdale, MS $67,808 Sontag, MS $65,516 Summit, MS $67,808 Tylertown, MS $67,689 Union Church, MS $65,516 Woodville, MS $70,109 Columbus, MS $63,468

Aberdeen, MS $63,022 Ackerman, MS $62,798 Artesia, MS $63,290 Bellefontaine, MS $62,798 Brooksville, MS $62,932 Caledonia, MS $63,334 Cedarbluff, MS $62,932 Crawford, MS $63,066

Eupora, MS $62,798 French Camp, MS $62,798 Hamilton, MS $63,111 Kilmichael, MS $62,798 Maben, MS $62,798 Mantee, MS $62,798 Mathiston, MS $62,798 Mayhew, MS $63,468

Montpelier, MS $62,798 Pheba, MS $62,798 Prairie, MS $62,977 Starkville, MS $62,977 Mississippi State, MS $63,022 Steens, MS $63,468 Stewart, MS $62,798 Sturgis, MS $62,798

Walthall, MS $62,798 Weir, MS $62,798 West Point, MS $63,424 Woodland, MS $62,798 Thaxton, MS $62,798 Tishomingo, MS $63,595 Toccopola, MS $62,798 Trebloc, MS $62,798

Tremont, MS $63,193 Van Vleet, MS $62,798 Vardaman, MS $62,798 Verona, MS $62,798 Wheeler, MS $63,595 Grenada, MS $64,153 Banner, MS $62,798 Big Creek, MS $62,798

Bruce, MS $62,798 Calhoun City, MS $62,798 Carrollton, MS $65,508 Cascilla, MS $65,508 Charleston, MS $67,354 Coffeeville, MS $62,798 Coila, MS $65,508 Cruger, MS $65,508

Duck Hill, MS $64,153 Elliott, MS $64,153 Enid, MS $69,208 Glendora, MS $65,508 Gore Springs, MS $62,798 Greenwood, MS $65,508 Holcomb, MS $65,508 Itta Bena, MS $65,508

Mc Carley, MS $65,508 Minter City, MS $65,508 Money, MS $65,508 Morgan City, MS $65,508 North Carrollton, MS $65,508 Oakland, MS $67,354 Paris, MS $65,999 Philipp, MS $65,508

Pittsboro, MS $62,798 Schlater, MS $65,508 Scobey, MS $67,354 Sidon, MS $65,508 Slate Spring, MS $62,798 Sumner, MS $65,508 Swan Lake, MS $65,508 Swiftown, MS $65,508

Tie Plant, MS $64,153 Tillatoba, MS $67,354 Tippo, MS $65,508 Tutwiler, MS $65,508 Vance, MS $65,508 Water Valley, MS $69,208 Webb, MS $65,508 Winona, MS $64,153

Belzoni, MS $65,508 Benton, MS $65,516 Bentonia, MS $65,516 Bolton, MS $65,918 Brandon, MS $66,141 Braxton, MS $65,605 Camden, MS $65,516 Canton, MS $65,560

Carthage, MS $65,516 Cary, MS $65,508 Clinton, MS $66,185 Conehatta, MS $65,516 Crystal Springs, MS $65,560 Delta City, MS $65,687 D Lo, MS $65,516 Durant, MS $65,516

Edwards, MS $65,560 Ethel, MS $62,798 Fayette, MS $65,516 Flora, MS $65,828 Pocahontas, MS $66,185 Florence, MS $66,141 Meridian, MS $65,516 Bailey, MS $62,798

Buckatunna, MS $67,235 Chunky, MS $65,516 Clara, MS $67,235 Collinsville, MS $64,153 Daleville, MS $62,798 Decatur, MS $65,516 De Kalb, MS $62,798 Enterprise, MS $65,516

Hickory, MS $65,516 Lauderdale, MS $65,508 Lawrence, MS $65,516 Little Rock, MS $65,516 Louin, MS $65,516 Louisville, MS $62,798 Macon, MS $62,798 Marion, MS $65,508

Newton, MS $65,516 Noxapater, MS $62,798 Pachuta, MS $65,516 Paulding, MS $65,516 Philadelphia, MS $64,153 Porterville, MS $65,508 Preston, MS $62,798 Quitman, MS $65,516

Rose Hill, MS $65,516 Scooba, MS $62,798 Sebastopol, MS $65,516 Shubuta, MS $66,372 Shuqualak, MS $62,798 State Line, MS $67,235 Stonewall, MS $65,516 Toomsuba, MS $65,508

Union, MS $65,516 Vossburg, MS $65,516 Waynesboro, MS $67,235 Hattiesburg, MS $65,047 Bassfield, MS $65,516 Bay Springs, MS $65,516 Beaumont, MS $65,047 Brooklyn, MS $65,032

Carriere, MS $64,994 Carson, MS $65,516 Collins, MS $65,516 Columbia, MS $65,203 Eastabuchie, MS $65,203 Ellisville, MS $65,411 Heidelberg, MS $65,516 Laurel, MS $65,516

Leakesville, MS $67,235 Lucedale, MS $65,895 Lumberton, MS $64,786 Mc Lain, MS $65,203 Mc Neill, MS $64,927 Moselle, MS $65,203 Moss, MS $65,516 Neely, MS $65,583

New Augusta, MS $65,047 Nicholson, MS $65,999 Ovett, MS $65,583 Petal, MS $65,047 Picayune, MS $65,635 Poplarville, MS $64,972 Prentiss, MS $65,516 Purvis, MS $65,047

Richton, MS $65,583 Sandersville, MS $65,516 Sandy Hook, MS $65,047 Seminary, MS $65,516 Soso, MS $65,516 Stringer, MS $65,516 Sumrall, MS $65,203 Foxworth, MS $65,516

Gulfport, MS $65,456 Bay Saint Louis, MS $65,784 Plantersville, MS $62,798 Pontotoc, MS $62,798 Randolph, MS $62,798 Rienzi, MS $63,595 Saltillo, MS $63,193 Shannon, MS $62,798

Sherman, MS $62,798 Smithville, MS $62,798 Golden, MS $63,595 Greenwood Springs, MS $62,798 Guntown, MS $63,193 Houlka, MS $62,798 Houston, MS $62,798 Iuka, MS $63,595

Mantachie, MS $63,193 Marietta, MS $63,595 Mooreville, MS $62,798 Nettleton, MS $62,798 New Site, MS $63,595 Okolona, MS $62,798 Lambert, MS $69,208 Forest, MS $65,516

Gallman, MS $65,516 Georgetown, MS $65,516 Goodman, MS $65,516 Harperville, MS $65,516 Harriston, MS $65,516 Harrisville, MS $65,560 Hazlehurst, MS $65,516 Hermanville, MS $65,516

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 April 01, 2026

$59,382

Average $66,386/year

$73,095

$4,949

Average $5,532/month

$6,091

$1,142

Average $1,277/week

$1,406

$29

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,095	$6,091	$1,406	$35
Average	$66,386	$5,532	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$59,382	$4,949	$1,142	$29

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