Human Resources Specialists Salary in Colorado

The median for human resources specialists in Colorado is $80,840 a year, somewhat above the national $75,940 (+6%); the state ranks 9th of 51 states by median. Human Resources Specialists earn 35% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Colorado pays more than every neighbouring state: Utah, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nebraska and Oklahoma range from $61,630 in Oklahoma to $71,750 in Utah. Colorado employs 19,450 human resources specialists, 6.77 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.15 is close to the national share.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Human Resources Specialists: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Colorado	Hourly	$24.66	$30.00	$38.86	$50.36	$64.35	$42.52	19,450	6.77	1.15
Colorado	Annual	$51,290	$62,400	$80,840	$104,750	$133,850	$88,440	19,450	6.77	1.15
United States	Hourly	$22.69	$28.18	$36.51	$47.78	$61.89	$39.42	912,430	–	–
United States	Annual	$47,180	$58,610	$75,940	$99,380	$128,720	$81,990	912,430	–	–

Colorado annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 9th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 17th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.15
Jobs per 1,000: 6.77

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Colorado's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Colorado

7 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Colorado publish a row for human resources specialists, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Boulder, CO	$41.44	$86,200	$56,420	$159,370	1,480	7.67	1.31
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$39.69	$82,550	$53,130	$135,870	12,520	7.78	1.33
Colorado Springs, CO	$37.98	$79,000	$48,890	$127,240	1,800	5.69	0.97
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$37.75	$78,520	$48,980	$128,660	900	5.29	0.90
Greeley, CO	$36.62	$76,180	$45,490	$127,460	580	4.87	0.83
Pueblo, CO	$33.09	$68,830	$45,680	$115,360	290	4.62	0.79
Grand Junction, CO	$32.05	$66,660	$42,510	$110,250	280	4.20	0.72
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$35.24	$73,300	$50,450	$109,270	580	4.35	0.74
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32.39	$67,370	$47,620	$120,650	290	4.07	0.69
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32.34	$67,260	$46,990	$111,760	420	3.87	0.66

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Colorado	$38.86	$80,840	19,450	1.15
Arizona	$34.32	$71,390	20,230	1.06
Kansas	$34.07	$70,870	7,560	0.90
Nebraska	$29.77	$61,930	7,220	1.20
New Mexico	$32.72	$68,050	4,090	0.80
Oklahoma	$29.63	$61,630	9,370	0.94
Utah	$34.49	$71,750	9,900	0.97
Wyoming	$32.20	$66,970	1,000	0.60

See the national page for Human Resources Specialists (every state ranked) and the Colorado wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Colorado estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.