Human Resources Specialists Salary in Utah

Human Resources Specialists in Utah have a median of $71,750 a year, below the national $75,940 (−6%); the state ranks 21st of 51 states by median. Human Resources Specialists earn 43% more than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Colorado pays more (up to $80,840 in Colorado) and Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Idaho pay less (down to $64,990 in Idaho). Utah employs 9,900 human resources specialists, 5.70 per 1,000 jobs, the 27th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.97 is close to the national share.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Human Resources Specialists: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah 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
Utah	Hourly	$22.50	$27.14	$34.49	$45.72	$59.51	$37.31	9,900	5.70	0.97
Utah	Annual	$46,800	$56,450	$71,750	$95,090	$123,780	$77,610	9,900	5.70	0.97
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	–	–

Utah 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: 21st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 27th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.97
Jobs per 1,000: 5.70

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah'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 Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$35.78	$74,410	$48,960	$128,220	5,350	6.48	1.10
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$35.25	$73,330	$45,900	$123,780	2,000	6.58	1.12
Ogden, UT	$34.27	$71,280	$46,910	$115,810	1,430	5.29	0.90
Logan, UT-ID	$31.25	$64,990	$41,200	$112,400	260	3.90	0.67
St. George, UT	$27.95	$58,140	$32,850	$95,460	300	3.31	0.56
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$32.39	$67,370	$46,080	$104,000	230	3.37	0.57
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$31.10	$64,680	$41,060	$108,150	330	2.96	0.50

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$34.49	$71,750	9,900	0.97
Arizona	$34.32	$71,390	20,230	1.06
Colorado	$38.86	$80,840	19,450	1.15
Idaho	$31.25	$64,990	3,930	0.78
New Mexico	$32.72	$68,050	4,090	0.80
Nevada	$34.43	$71,610	6,520	0.72
Wyoming	$32.20	$66,970	1,000	0.60

See the national page for Human Resources Specialists (every state ranked) and the Utah 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 Utah 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.