Human Resources Manager - Federal Salaries of 2007

Pay Rates for "Human Resources Manager"

How much does a Human Resources Manager in the federal government get paid? $82,007.76* *Based on the 2007 average.

12,474 EMPLOYEES

$1.02B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Human Resources Manager was the 22nd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2007, with 12,474 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2007, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Human Resources Management, with an average salary of $69,128.

Government Human Resources Management jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Human Resources Management job is GS-4, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-15. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.

Job Description

Administrative and Management positions have a wide range of responsibilities. Management does not refer specifically to supervisors who directly manage organizations or teams. Rather jobs in this category deal with managing systems or processes such as finances, security systems, training programs, or marketing. For employees in this job category, promotions are typically given 2 grade increments at a time until GS-12 is reached.

Agencies that have hired a Human Resources Manager

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Veterans Health Administration	1,551	$69,128.20
Internal Revenue Service	1,150	$80,581.44
Social Security Administration	655	$84,848.18
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	523	$69,941.52
Office of Personnel Management	422	$91,663.79
Federal Aviation Administration	410	$87,793.95
Customs and Border Protection	353	$81,106.70
Forest Service	317	$72,131.88
Department of Energy	287	$87,240.16
Program Support Center	283	$85,095.28
Department of State	280	$79,504.62
National Institutes of Health	259	$82,662.03
Transportation Security Administration	250	$80,580.06
National Park Service	246	$70,785.83
Federal Bureau of Investigation	193	$78,811.10
Environmental Protection Agency	184	$92,513.86
Office of the Human Resources Management	177	$88,924.86
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	151	$77,795.41
Veterans Benefits Administration	146	$73,580.64
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	143	$88,610.01
Indian Health Service	137	$67,773.41
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	119	$82,064.03
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	116	$90,132.70
Bureau of Land Management	114	$74,094.34
Agricultural Research Service	113	$77,103.88
Food Safety and Inspection Service	110	$85,400.05
Natural Resources Conservation Service	109	$70,042.17
Bureau of the Public Debt	107	$69,069.20
U.S. Coast Guard	105	$85,707.35
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	103	$80,054.81
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	98	$104,243.19
Farm Service Agency	97	$79,033.54
Rural Housing Service	96	$75,756.92
Patent and Trademark Office	94	$88,735.66
Bureau of the Census	94	$75,441.21
Offices, Boards and Divisions	94	$95,013.09
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	86	$79,134.37
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	86	$91,773.21
Federal Emergency Management Agency	82	$84,097.95
Bureau of Reclamation	80	$75,313.81
Geological Survey	72	$83,327.17
U.S. Secret Service	66	$80,199.36
Headquarters, Nasa	65	$98,889.34
Small Business Administration	61	$77,239.89
Employment Standards Administration	60	$79,008.12
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	58	$94,551.19
Drug Enforcement Administration	57	$93,538.37
Indian Affairs	55	$74,116.47
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	53	$91,776.94
Office of Comptroller of Currency	53	$110,932.58
Federal Highway Administration	52	$88,679.88
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation., & Enforcement	51	$82,177.94
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	50	$114,575.44
Departmental Administration	49	$99,715.69
U.S. Agency for International Development	49	$88,290.65
Goddard Space Flight Center	48	$93,076.13
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	47	$86,669.30
Financial Management Service	42	$89,022.64
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	41	$89,088.49
Office of Management (Department of Education)	40	$95,714.15
Securities and Exchange Commission	35	$113,095.97
Government Printing Office	35	$82,919.09
International Trade Administration	34	$92,230.44
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	33	$82,953.03
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	32	$85,373.66
John F. Kennedy Space Center	32	$80,888.66
U.S. Marshals Service	31	$88,475.26
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	30	$107,365.73
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	29	$92,388.03
National Archives and Records Administration	29	$83,024.55
U.S. Mint	27	$89,577.11
Departmental Offices	27	$103,923.59
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	27	$83,501.74
National Science Foundation	25	$100,340.88
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	25	$85,494.60
Office of the Director	24	$99,707.83
Langley Research Center	24	$90,005.46
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	23	$96,274.26
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	23	$79,548.52
Office of Secretary of Transportation	22	$95,102.91
National Institute of Standards and Technology	22	$98,897.59
Broadcasting Board of Governors	21	$92,354.14
Ames Research Center	20	$100,312.95
Bureau of Labor Statistics	20	$89,624.20
Citizenship and Immigration Services	20	$98,192.75
National Labor Relations Board	19	$84,761.32
Food and Nutrition Service	19	$89,734.21
Office of Thrift Supervision	18	$124,789.61
Office of Administration	17	$102,129.88
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	17	$99,173.35
National Credit Union Administration	17	$112,461.88
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	17	$114,051.29
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	15	$55,945.47
Office of Justice Programs	15	$94,770.73
Federal Trade Commission	15	$99,388.13
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	15	$83,752.60
Office of the Secretary, Research and Technology	15	$93,784.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	15	$86,492.20
Federal Communications Commission	15	$108,822.87
Federal Railroad Administration	14	$97,859.21
Executive Office for Immigration Review	14	$94,029.07
Mine Safety and Health Administration	14	$92,574.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	13	$90,730.38
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	13	$66,476.31
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	13	$82,868.92
Railroad Retirement Board	13	$86,074.85
Employment and Training Administration	13	$87,990.38
Maritime Administration	13	$88,710.31
Office of Special Counsel	12	$97,916.42
Peace Corps	12	$110,829.08
Federal Transit Administration	11	$108,190.73
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	11	$97,237.00
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	10	$88,420.00
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	10	$84,194.40
Pretrial Services Agency	9	$88,814.67
Dryden Flight Research Center	9	$84,542.00
National Gallery of Art	8	$103,023.38
Corporation for National and Community Service	8	$98,750.13
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	8	$102,788.88
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	8	$105,521.63
Merit Systems Protection Board	8	$114,491.88
Export-Import Bank of the United States	8	$102,435.75
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	8	$137,122.88
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	8	$95,596.63
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	8	$92,985.50
National Cemetery Administration	8	$67,183.63
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	8	$89,142.25
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	7	$98,824.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	6	$97,925.33
Consumer Product Safety Commission	6	$90,448.83
National Transportation Safety Board	6	$112,666.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	6	$87,826.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	6	$99,150.83
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	6	$95,168.17
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	6	$112,059.33
National Endowment for the Humanities	5	$103,138.80
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	5	$103,570.60
National Endowment for the Arts	5	$91,952.80
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	5	$83,481.00
U.S. Trustee Program	5	$96,929.80
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	5	$98,622.40
Federal Student Aid	5	$94,118.20
Federal Election Commission	5	$98,293.40
John C. Stennis Space Center	4	$81,679.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	4	$96,114.50
Presidio Trust	4	$109,833.75
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	4	$67,909.50
Farm Credit Administration	4	$95,474.25
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	4	$92,620.75
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	4	$76,185.00
Selective Service System	4	$79,099.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	4	$83,719.25
Federal Maritime Commission	4	$82,132.75
Millennium Challenge Corporation	3	$86,000.00
Federal Housing Finance Board	3	$93,348.33
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	3	$100,876.00
	3	$104,554.67
Surface Transportation Board	3	$101,170.00
U.S. International Trade Commission	3	$108,174.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	3	$70,917.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	3	$80,671.67
Agricultural Marketing Service	3	$90,502.33
American Battle Monuments Commission	2	$87,039.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	2	$91,308.50
Office of Government Ethics	2	$97,075.00
Offices of the Regional Administrators	2	$92,051.50
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	2	$106,208.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	2	$114,149.00
Commission on Civil Rights	2	$74,841.50
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	2	$78,488.00
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	2	$111,561.00
Valles Caldera Trust	1	$63,338.00
Election Assistance Commission	1	$91,704.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	1	$94,322.00
African Development Foundation	1	$137,435.00
Economic Development Administration	1	$132,435.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	1	$125,078.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	1	$75,671.00
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$72,416.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	1	$75,427.00
National Appeals Division	1	$84,691.00
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	1	$82,956.00
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	1	$103,220.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	1	$80,442.00
Institute of Museum and Library Services	1	$100,077.00
Office of General Counsel (General Services Administration)	1	$123,731.00
Food and Drug Administration	1	$121,967.00
Department of Homeland Security	1	$110,659.00
National Capital Planning Commission	1	$109,459.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	1	$52,180.00
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	1	$64,992.00

Human Resources Manager Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Human Resources Manager is $82,007.76. The highest paid Human Resources Manager made $220,041 in 2007.

Common Human Resources Manager Payscales

Payscale	Number of Human Resources Management Employees
GS - General Schedule	10,769
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	409
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	250
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	209
ZA - Administrative	167
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	147
CG - Corporate Graded	86
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	82
ES - Senior Executive Service	59
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	53
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	38
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	34
PG - Printing Office Grades	33
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	23
TG - Ofc Of Thrift Supervision Salary Schedul	18
CU - Credit Union Employees	16
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	12
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	11
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	11
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	8
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	8
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	5
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	4
SL - Senior Level Positions	4
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation	3
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	2
GE - Gpo Emp Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl	2
TM - Federal Housing Finance Board Merit Pay	2
PD - Treasury Demonstration Project Positions	2
HU - Haskell Indian Nations Univ Demo Project	1
EE - Expert (other)	1
SO - Sec Emp Formerly Under Es Pay Plan	1
EJ - Dept Of Energy Org Act Excepted Service	1
EV - Faa Executive Compensation Plan	1
SS - Senior Staff Positions	1
TS - Federal Housing Finance Board Step Sys.	1

Starting Paygrade:	$28,921.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-4, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade:	$152,771.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-15, Step 10
Category:	Administrative and Management
Occupation Family:	0200 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-4 Paygrade

GS-4 is the starting paygrade for Human Resources Management jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-4 paygrade.

Occupation	Occupation Category	Starting Paygrade	Maximum Paygrade
Data Transcriber	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Cartographic Technician	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Equipment Services	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15
Supply Clerical and Technician	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Emergency Management	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15

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Average Human Resources Management Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Human Resources Manager was $75,125. Since then, the average pay has increased to $101,761 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0201.