Human Resources Manager - Federal Salaries of 2016

Pay Rates for "Human Resources Manager"

How much does a Human Resources Manager in the federal government get paid? $92,973.46* *Based on the 2016 average.

15,713 EMPLOYEES

$1.46B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Human Resources Manager was the 20th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2016, with 15,713 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2016, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Human Resources Management, with an average salary of $75,547.

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	3,346	$75,547.40
Internal Revenue Service	899	$93,826.01
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	692	$73,821.18
Social Security Administration	679	$97,964.41
Forest Service	483	$77,592.92
Department of State	412	$99,192.71
Office of Personnel Management	385	$106,825.97
Federal Aviation Administration	333	$102,712.41
Department of Energy	299	$101,486.28
Transportation Security Administration	286	$89,593.57
National Park Service	281	$86,864.27
Customs and Border Protection	271	$94,431.56
National Institutes of Health	238	$98,117.39
Veterans Benefits Administration	236	$81,550.01
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	217	$73,458.61
Federal Bureau of Investigation	214	$92,585.48
Environmental Protection Agency	187	$100,952.93
Food and Drug Administration	184	$101,966.53
Federal Emergency Management Agency	179	$86,173.88
Indian Health Service	173	$78,723.25
Office of the Human Resources Management	169	$106,529.40
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	166	$88,939.34
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	163	$104,000.50
Citizenship and Immigration Services	155	$91,089.21
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	144	$131,451.13
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	142	$95,955.27
Bureau of Land Management	139	$81,598.71
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	122	$111,510.33
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	117	$96,544.30
Bureau of Reclamation	116	$79,537.05
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	116	$106,830.21
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	114	$95,632.66
Food Safety and Inspection Service	108	$97,405.55
Natural Resources Conservation Service	107	$92,257.95
Bureau of the Census	105	$92,063.00
Patent and Trademark Office	103	$108,026.20
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	99	$115,698.58
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	95	$94,054.83
Offices, Boards and Divisions	93	$112,176.85
Agricultural Research Service	93	$93,769.08
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	92	$118,778.36
Office of Comptroller of Currency	88	$144,164.72
Farm Service Agency	87	$92,048.62
U.S. Agency for International Development	79	$112,023.33
Rural Housing Service	78	$87,418.05
Small Business Administration	76	$101,988.70
Departmental Administration	75	$114,806.29
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	74	$109,935.59
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	70	$106,763.30
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	68	$96,280.31
U.S. Secret Service	65	$98,137.14
Geological Survey	64	$92,744.84
Securities and Exchange Commission	63	$146,622.33
Drug Enforcement Administration	62	$107,614.68
Headquarters, Nasa	61	$119,097.69
Indian Affairs	61	$86,782.31
Federal Highway Administration	59	$103,230.24
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	57	$111,711.25
Office of Management (Department of Education)	53	$110,026.30
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	52	$129,341.38
National Archives and Records Administration	50	$98,338.24
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	49	$94,551.31
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	47	$111,534.19
Office of Secretary of Transportation	46	$115,177.04
Goddard Space Flight Center	45	$117,988.11
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	43	$112,904.93
Departmental Offices	43	$121,205.37
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	42	$77,448.88
Health Resources and Services Administration	40	$105,764.90
National Protection and Programs Directorate	40	$107,575.68
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	39	$98,430.59
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	37	$106,408.54
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	36	$500.00
National Institute of Standards and Technology	34	$112,833.91
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	33	$106,660.67
John F. Kennedy Space Center	32	$96,232.41
National Science Foundation	30	$119,618.27
Wage and Hour Division	30	$80,634.97
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	29	$102,384.17
U.S. Mint	27	$111,126.33
U.S. Marshals Service	26	$105,925.35
Bureau of Labor Statistics	26	$97,285.50
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	26	$108,570.96
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	25	$109,681.84
National Credit Union Administration	25	$148,609.60
Federal Communications Commission	22	$128,022.32
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	22	$95,070.36
National Labor Relations Board	22	$99,554.18
Broadcasting Board of Governors	21	$108,991.52
Federal Trade Commission	21	$114,110.90
Federal Housing Finance Agency	20	$175,009.70
Ames Research Center	20	$115,261.00
Langley Research Center	20	$94,978.35
Office of the Director	20	$117,798.30
Government Printing Office	20	$104,883.25
Railroad Retirement Board	19	$97,699.95
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	19	$110,015.47
Office of Justice Programs	19	$120,225.26
Employment and Training Administration	19	$104,530.95
Food and Nutrition Service	18	$110,815.11
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	18	$151,212.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporation Senior Executive Management	18	$118,545.11
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	17	$104,969.12
National Cemetery Administration	17	$94,912.24
Federal Student Aid	17	$111,509.76
Peace Corps	16	$98,827.38
Office of Administration	16	$118,591.25
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	16	$116,089.81
Maritime Administration	16	$112,625.06
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	16	$105,129.06
Mine Safety and Health Administration	15	$104,377.00
International Trade Administration	14	$94,964.93
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	14	$121,578.14
Federal Transit Administration	14	$110,040.14
Executive Office for Immigration Review	14	$108,743.14
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	14	$99,363.43
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	13	$113,048.23
Federal Railroad Administration	12	$112,431.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	12	$106,301.33
Pretrial Services Agency	12	$112,815.83
Consumer Product Safety Commission	11	$99,134.73
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor Management Relations	11	$123,107.09
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	11	$111,192.09
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	10	$124,958.00
National Gallery of Art	10	$120,438.30
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	10	$110,820.90
Millennium Challenge Corporation	9	$135,275.67
Dryden Flight Research Center	9	$113,349.33
Office of Special Counsel	9	$108,656.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	9	$114,107.11
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	9	$103,882.56
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	8	$109,586.25
Export-Import Bank of the United States	8	$100,864.75
Merit Systems Protection Board	8	$146,669.13
Corporation for National and Community Service	8	$112,609.88
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	8	$120,187.63
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	8	$116,267.88
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	7	$119,281.14
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	7	$82,635.14
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	7	$107,093.71
National Endowment for the Humanities	7	$103,816.71
U.S. Trustee Program	7	$125,861.57
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	7	$102,453.00
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	7	$112,325.00
U.S. Coast Guard	7	$100,005.71
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	7	$97,934.71
Federal Election Commission	7	$101,785.86
National Transportation Safety Board	7	$125,398.29
U.S. International Trade Commission	7	$110,897.14
John C. Stennis Space Center	6	$103,094.50
Selective Service System	6	$82,280.50
Farm Credit Administration	6	$129,692.17
Veteran Employment Services Office	6	$110,476.33
National Endowment for the Arts	6	$122,687.83
Presidio Trust	5	$168,651.80
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	5	$81,450.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	5	$131,125.20
Federal Maritime Commission	5	$101,785.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	5	$133,055.80
Institute of Museum and Library Services	5	$109,430.80
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	5	$112,909.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	4	$109,408.25
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	4	$108,991.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	4	$91,854.75
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	3	$119,165.67
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	3	$150,975.00
Agricultural Marketing Service	3	$96,845.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	3	$120,756.00
Surface Transportation Board	3	$119,748.67
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	3	$126,826.33
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	3	$114,068.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	2	$140,799.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	2	$122,408.00
Commission on Civil Rights	2	$115,186.00
Office Assistant Secretary for Health	2	$74,770.00
U.S. Tax Court	2	$129,694.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	2	$118,653.50
National Capital Planning Commission	1	$85,238.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	1	$87,821.00
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	1	$109,765.00
Armed Forces Retirement Home	1	$137,926.00
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	1	$119,794.00
Office of Government Ethics	1	$141,555.00
Election Assistance Commission	1	$120,102.00
Office of General Counsel (General Services Administration)	1	$154,000.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$67,111.00
National Appeals Division	1	$113,900.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	1	$95,570.00
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	1	$160,300.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Resolution & Administration	1	$80,073.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	1	$52,864.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	1	$114,033.00
Office of Labor-Management Standards	1	$92,987.00

Human Resources Manager Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Human Resources Manager is $92,973.46. The highest paid Human Resources Manager made $326,525 in 2016.

Common Human Resources Manager Payscales

Payscale	Number of Human Resources Management Employees
GS - General Schedule	13,699
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	344
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	333
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	284
ZA - Administrative	154
CG - Corporate Graded	129
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	128
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	88
IC - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	83
ES - Senior Executive Service	66
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	66
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	63
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin	48
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	36
CU - Credit Union Employees	24
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	22
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	20
PG - Printing Office Grades	18
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	18
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	16
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	16
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	15
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation	7
SL - Senior Level Positions	7
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	6
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	5
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	5
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	3
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	3
SW - Transportation Security Admin Executives	2
SR - Statutory Rates Not Elsewhere Specified	1
EE - Expert (other)	1
GE - Gpo Emp Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl	1
LL - Executives At Federal Housing Finance Ag	1
SS - Senior Staff Positions	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.