What are the main factors that influence a HR Admin's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for HR Admin?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for HR Admin roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A HR Admin's salary?

A HR Admin's salary grows with experience: a HR Admin (0-2 years)earns $57,655, a Human Resources Generalist II (2-4 years)earns $71,621, a Human Resources Generalist III (4-7 years)earns $87,823, a Human Resources Generalist IV (7+ years)earns $105,937, a Human Resources Supervisor (7+ years)earns $103,187,

What are the highest paying states for a HR Admin?

HR Admin salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HR Admin roles are District of Columbia $65,499, California $65,251, Massachusetts $64,381. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HR Admin roles make?

Salaries for HR Admin level roles vary by specialization: Credit Admin: $114,846; healthcare admin: $106,530; ADMIN, HR (FULL-TIME): $75,472; Payroll Admin: $74,776; Hr: $73,979.

HR Admin Salary in Vermont

How much does a HR Admin make in Vermont?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a HR Admin in Vermont is $58,063 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a HR Admin's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,677
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,537 to $63,619
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,595

10% $45,595

50% (Median) $58,063

90% $68,677

HR Admin Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,619	$5,302	$1,223	$31
Average	$58,063	$4,839	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$51,537	$4,295	$991	$25

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Key Factors That Influence HR Admin Salaries

A HR Admin'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 HR Admin Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a HR Admin'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): $57,655
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,621
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,937
Expert (over 8 years): $103,187

Levels	Salary
HR Admin Level HR Admin	$57,655
Human Res... Level HR Admin	$71,621
Human Res... Level HR Admin	$87,823
Human Res... Level HR Admin	$105,937
Human Res... Level HR Admin	$103,187

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How Do HR Admin 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 HR Admins. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,499.
California: $65,251.
Massachusetts: $64,381.

District of Columbia $65,499 California $65,251 Massachusetts $64,381 Washington $64,144 New Jersey $64,121 Alaska $64,038 Connecticut $63,222 New York $62,890

Hawaii $61,831 Rhode Island $61,334 Maryland $60,997 Minnesota $60,536 Colorado $60,358 Illinois $60,299 Oregon $60,074 Delaware $59,909

New Hampshire $59,805 Virginia $59,572 Pennsylvania $58,891 Nevada $58,548 North Dakota $58,436 Michigan $58,258 Wisconsin $58,193 Vermont $58,063

Texas $57,702 Maine $57,679 Arizona $57,643 Ohio $57,602 Georgia $57,057 Indiana $56,785 Wyoming $56,732 Utah $56,649

Iowa $56,614 Kansas $56,330 Louisiana $56,247 North Carolina $56,217 Missouri $56,206 Florida $55,975 Montana $55,851 Nebraska $55,732

Kentucky $55,667 South Carolina $55,431 Tennessee $55,283 Idaho $55,224 New Mexico $54,792 Oklahoma $54,697 Alabama $54,348 South Dakota $53,762

Arkansas $53,443 West Virginia $53,271 Mississippi $52,757

Top Paying Cities for HR Admins

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:

Adamant: $59,433
Barre: $59,522
Cabot: $59,391

Adamant, VT $59,433

Barre, VT $59,522

Cabot, VT $59,391

Calais, VT $59,443

East Barre, VT $59,431

East Calais, VT $59,433

East Montpelier, VT $59,472

Eden, VT $59,394

Eden Mills, VT $59,340

Graniteville, VT $59,518

Hyde Park, VT $59,481

Johnson, VT $59,556

Lake Elmore, VT $59,415

Marshfield, VT $59,401

Moretown, VT $59,560

Morrisville, VT $59,553

Moscow, VT $59,583

Northfield, VT $59,488

Northfield Falls, VT $59,766

North Hyde Park, VT $59,477

North Montpelier, VT $59,417

Plainfield, VT $59,409

Roxbury, VT $59,308

South Barre, VT $59,591

Waterbury, VT $59,578

Stowe, VT $59,586

Waitsfield, VT $59,553

Warren, VT $59,441

Washington, VT $59,326

Waterbury Center, VT $59,576

Websterville, VT $59,509

Williamstown, VT $59,440

Wolcott, VT $59,407

Woodbury, VT $59,349

Worcester, VT $59,408

Rutland, VT $59,406

Belmont, VT $59,223

Benson, VT $59,222

Bomoseen, VT $59,315

Brandon, VT $59,359

Bridport, VT $59,366

Castleton, VT $59,327

Center Rutland, VT $59,368

Chittenden, VT $59,231

Cuttingsville, VT $59,210

Danby, VT $59,311

East Middlebury, VT $59,398

East Poultney, VT $59,318

East Wallingford, VT $59,253

Fair Haven, VT $59,275

Florence, VT $59,254

Forest Dale, VT $59,362

Gaysville, VT $58,985

Granville, VT $59,263

Hancock, VT $59,254

Hydeville, VT $59,323

Killington, VT $59,247

Middlebury, VT $59,490

Middletown Springs, VT $59,286

Mount Holly, VT $59,231

North Clarendon, VT $59,318

Orwell, VT $59,311

Pawlet, VT $59,333

Pittsfield, VT $59,282

Pittsford, VT $59,339

Poultney, VT $59,327

Proctor, VT $59,393

Ripton, VT $59,324

Rochester, VT $59,294

Rupert, VT $59,288

Salisbury, VT $59,382

Shoreham, VT $59,332

Stockbridge, VT $59,227

Wallingford, VT $59,259

Wells, VT $59,335

West Pawlet, VT $59,355

West Rupert, VT $59,341

West Rutland, VT $59,305

Whiting, VT $59,334

Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,398

Albany, VT $59,364

Barnet, VT $59,335

Barton, VT $59,357

Beebe Plain, VT $59,375

Concord, VT $59,279

Coventry, VT $59,444

Craftsbury, VT $59,381

Craftsbury Common, VT $59,384

Danville, VT $59,348

Derby, VT $59,375

Derby Line, VT $59,331

East Burke, VT $59,329

East Charleston, VT $59,335

East Hardwick, VT $59,367

East Haven, VT $59,200

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,397

Glover, VT $59,340

Granby, VT $59,127

Greensboro, VT $59,320

Greensboro Bend, VT $59,357

Hardwick, VT $59,423

Irasburg, VT $59,343

Island Pond, VT $59,246

Lowell, VT $59,323

Lower Waterford, VT $59,391

Lyndon, VT $59,380

Lyndon Center, VT $59,447

Lyndonville, VT $59,382

Morgan, VT $59,275

Newport, VT $59,411

Newport Center, VT $59,335

North Concord, VT $59,180

North Troy, VT $59,343

Orleans, VT $59,321

Passumpsic, VT $59,402

Peacham, VT $59,282

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $59,404

Sheffield, VT $59,298

Sutton, VT $59,294

Troy, VT $59,349

West Burke, VT $59,333

West Charleston, VT $59,305

West Danville, VT $59,352

Westfield, VT $59,304

West Glover, VT $59,345

Averill, VT $59,000

Beecher Falls, VT $59,382

Canaan, VT $59,234

Gilman, VT $59,495

Guildhall, VT $59,156

Lunenburg, VT $59,285

Norton, VT $59,118

North Bennington, VT $59,778

North Pownal, VT $59,899

Pownal, VT $59,932

White River Junction, VT $59,391

Ascutney, VT $59,418

Barnard, VT $59,256

Bethel, VT $59,292

Bradford, VT $59,354

Bridgewater, VT $59,317

Bridgewater Corners, VT $59,199

Brookfield, VT $59,350

Brownsville, VT $59,318

Chelsea, VT $59,316

Corinth, VT $59,300

East Corinth, VT $59,325

East Randolph, VT $59,336

East Ryegate, VT $59,285

East Thetford, VT $59,358

Fairlee, VT $59,294

Groton, VT $59,310

Hartford, VT $59,545

Hartland, VT $59,337

Hartland Four Corners, VT $59,334

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,487

Newbury, VT $59,303

North Hartland, VT $59,379

North Pomfret, VT $59,277

North Thetford, VT $59,357

Norwich, VT $59,345

Plymouth, VT $59,156

Post Mills, VT $59,344

Quechee, VT $59,405

Randolph, VT $59,395

Randolph Center, VT $59,365

Reading, VT $59,205

Sharon, VT $59,291

South Pomfret, VT $59,234

South Royalton, VT $59,308

South Ryegate, VT $59,320

South Strafford, VT $59,305

South Woodstock, VT $59,220

Strafford, VT $59,254

Taftsville, VT $59,410

Thetford, VT $59,358

Thetford Center, VT $59,296

Topsham, VT $59,278

Tunbridge, VT $59,289

Vershire, VT $59,262

Wells River, VT $59,324

West Fairlee, VT $59,433

West Hartford, VT $59,278

West Newbury, VT $59,301

West Topsham, VT $59,326

Wilder, VT $59,548

Windsor, VT $59,361

Woodstock, VT $59,288

Bellows Falls, VT $59,505

Cambridgeport, VT $59,437

Cavendish, VT $59,239

Chester, VT $59,298

Chester Depot, VT $59,277

Grafton, VT $59,253

Londonderry, VT $59,360

Ludlow, VT $59,270

North Springfield, VT $59,477

Perkinsville, VT $59,315

Peru, VT $59,298

Proctorsville, VT $59,249

Saxtons River, VT $59,492

South Londonderry, VT $59,396

Springfield, VT $59,448

Westminster, VT $59,504

Westminster Station, VT $59,508

Weston, VT $59,237

Shaftsbury, VT $59,707

Brattleboro, VT $59,626

Bondville, VT $59,379

East Dover, VT $59,500

Jacksonville, VT $59,650

Jamaica, VT $59,381

Marlboro, VT $59,921

Newfane, VT $59,461

Putney, VT $59,449

Readsboro, VT $59,928

South Newfane, VT $59,482

Stamford, VT $59,885

Townshend, VT $59,407

Vernon, VT $59,808

Wardsboro, VT $59,450

West Dover, VT $59,548

West Dummerston, VT $59,476

West Halifax, VT $59,567

West Townshend, VT $59,327

West Wardsboro, VT $59,328

Whitingham, VT $59,628

Williamsville, VT $59,476

Wilmington, VT $59,592

Burlington, VT $59,755

South Burlington, VT $59,751

Winooski, VT $59,755

Colchester, VT $59,755

Alburgh, VT $59,457

Bakersfield, VT $59,545

Belvidere Center, VT $59,329

Bristol, VT $59,557

Cambridge, VT $59,628

Charlotte, VT $59,674

East Berkshire, VT $59,488

East Fairfield, VT $59,576

Enosburg Falls, VT $59,412

Essex, VT $59,709

Essex Junction, VT $59,714

Fairfax, VT $59,633

Fairfield, VT $59,575

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,608

Franklin, VT $59,415

Grand Isle, VT $59,638

Highgate Center, VT $59,466

Highgate Springs, VT $59,496

Hinesburg, VT $59,673

Huntington, VT $59,628

Isle La Motte, VT $59,531

Jeffersonville, VT $59,588

Jericho, VT $59,660

Jonesville, VT $59,672

Milton, VT $59,688

Monkton, VT $59,625

Montgomery, VT $59,412

Montgomery Center, VT $59,340

New Haven, VT $59,550

North Ferrisburgh, VT $59,634

North Hero, VT $59,575

Richford, VT $59,402

Richmond, VT $59,666

Saint Albans, VT $59,602

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,594

Shelburne, VT $59,728

Sheldon, VT $59,531

Sheldon Springs, VT $59,677

South Hero, VT $59,692

Starksboro, VT $59,592

Swanton, VT $59,520

Underhill, VT $59,646

Underhill Center, VT $59,648

Vergennes, VT $59,532

Waterville, VT $59,552

Westford, VT $59,676

Williston, VT $59,721

Montpelier, VT $59,512

Bennington, VT $59,822

Arlington, VT $59,611

Dorset, VT $59,379

East Arlington, VT $59,357

East Dorset, VT $59,381

Manchester, VT $59,541

Manchester Center, VT $59,502

HR Admin Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For HR Admin roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, HR Admin positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view HR Admin as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a HR Admin

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$87,095	$42.0	50%
Energy & Utilities	$69,676	$33.0	20%
Software & Networking	$69,676	$33.0	20%
Biotechnology	$63,869	$31.0	10%
Financial Services	$63,869	$31.0	10%

HR Admin Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a HR Admin'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.

$51,537

Average $58,063/year

$63,619

$4,295

Average $4,839/month

$5,302

$991

Average $1,117/week

$1,223

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,619	$5,302	$1,223	$31
Average	$58,063	$4,839	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$51,537	$4,295	$991	$25

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