Human Resources Manager - Federal Salaries of 2020

Pay Rates for "Human Resources Manager"

How much does a Human Resources Manager in the federal government get paid? $100,848.83* *Based on the 2020 average.

18,237 EMPLOYEES

$1.77B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Human Resources Manager was the 17th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2020, with 18,237 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2020, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Human Resources Management, with an average salary of $83,785.

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	4,591	$83,785.23
Internal Revenue Service	1,051	$97,791.35
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	825	$80,233.97
Social Security Administration	623	$112,446.40
Forest Service	551	$79,025.48
Department of State	390	$113,560.06
Veterans Benefits Administration	348	$85,761.88
Federal Emergency Management Agency	341	$83,781.92
Customs and Border Protection	329	$119,377.24
Office of Personnel Management	328	$118,451.30
Federal Aviation Administration	328	$111,284.24
Transportation Security Administration	319	$96,996.57
Department of Energy	293	$109,132.62
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	289	$78,565.66
National Park Service	260	$94,259.59
Food and Drug Administration	245	$116,424.30
National Institutes of Health	239	$113,616.83
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	237	$120,598.21
Indian Health Service	217	$83,817.96
Fpac Business Center	217	$98,698.82
Environmental Protection Agency	215	$105,726.39
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	211	$113,415.96
Bureau of Land Management	180	$85,154.14
Citizenship and Immigration Services	176	$99,323.66
Office of the Human Resources Management	173	$114,455.88
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	169	$106,291.86
Bureau of the Census	165	$99,433.38
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	154	$141,064.94
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	140	$141,502.49
Federal Bureau of Investigation	140	$115,785.22
U.S. Coast Guard	135	$109,950.47
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	134	$132,326.78
Small Business Administration	131	$102,618.75
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	117	$105,583.20
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	116	$119,725.47
Rural Housing Service	111	$103,935.04
Food Safety and Inspection Service	111	$99,012.13
Patent and Trademark Office	109	$123,338.48
Bureau of Reclamation	107	$89,882.31
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	104	$130,138.06
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	100	$101,328.17
Headquarters, Nasa	100	$128,853.29
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	97	$124,833.93
Offices, Boards and Divisions	94	$122,974.72
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	93	$130,571.57
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	90	$113,669.92
U.S. Secret Service	88	$115,107.43
Office of Comptroller of Currency	82	$162,980.06
Drug Enforcement Administration	80	$121,119.45
Geological Survey	79	$101,561.54
Indian Affairs	78	$96,507.92
U.S. Agency for International Development	77	$120,414.62
Agricultural Research Service	75	$102,030.15
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	73	$126,805.55
Departmental Administration	64	$127,998.56
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs	63	$121,078.97
U.S. Marshals Service	60	$112,638.83
Securities and Exchange Commission	59	$168,338.51
Office of Secretary of Transportation	57	$124,715.14
Federal Highway Administration	55	$117,123.09
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	53	$135,439.11
National Protection and Programs Directorate	46	$123,047.63
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	46	$115,524.36
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	44	$110,170.61
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	43	$131,152.88
Health Resources and Services Administration	43	$118,420.30
National Science Foundation	39	$128,547.28
Departmental Offices	39	$141,185.31
Federal Student Aid	38	$121,395.45
National Labor Relations Board	37	$118,682.49
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	37	$125,495.05
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	37	$128,821.73
National Institute of Standards and Technology	35	$134,238.29
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	34	$155,403.85
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	31	$91,112.35
National Credit Union Administration	30	$0.00
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	30	$111,121.57
Goddard Space Flight Center	30	$134,457.67
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	30	$122,072.93
U.S. Mint	30	$117,923.30
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	28	$124,593.07
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	27	$117,429.33
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	27	$129,592.30
Food and Nutrition Service	25	$120,582.16
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	25	$97,927.12
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporation Senior Executive Management	25	$131,251.17
National Archives and Records Administration	23	$114,859.35
Federal Housing Finance Agency	22	$190,547.62
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	22	$125,711.18
Executive Office for Immigration Review	22	$106,555.82
John F. Kennedy Space Center	22	$115,319.73
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	21	$121,148.76
National Cemetery Administration	21	$96,216.24
Broadcasting Board of Governors	21	$122,048.76
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	20	$125,134.35
Peace Corps	19	$121,978.95
Federal Communications Commission	19	$140,415.05
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	18	$182,760.28
Government Printing Office	18	$125,743.06
Railroad Retirement Board	18	$112,941.56
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	18	$125,873.39
Federal Trade Commission	18	$130,810.33
Ames Research Center	17	$138,337.71
International Trade Administration	17	$107,161.82
Office of Justice Programs	17	$139,548.00
Federal Railroad Administration	15	$120,083.93
Maritime Administration	15	$116,447.13
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor Management Relations	15	$130,540.00
Office of Administration	15	$123,548.20
Federal Transit Administration	14	$125,848.71
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	14	$129,157.29
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	13	$137,282.92
Office of the Director	13	$135,696.54
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	12	$131,474.58
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	12	$118,398.67
National Gallery of Art	11	$127,757.73
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	11	$118,975.45
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	11	$123,331.36
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	11	$127,439.64
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	11	$126,002.36
Pretrial Services Agency	11	$132,779.00
Corporation for National and Community Service	9	$119,326.56
Langley Research Center	9	$112,047.67
Consumer Product Safety Commission	9	$131,850.89
U.S. International Trade Commission	9	$141,321.33
Foreign Agricultural Service	9	$125,858.00
Export-Import Bank of the United States	9	$119,528.67
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	8	$125,816.88
Merit Systems Protection Board	8	$149,412.63
Dryden Flight Research Center	8	$120,943.25
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	7	$138,768.14
Millennium Challenge Corporation	7	$153,962.57
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	7	$147,808.00
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	7	$119,368.71
Farm Credit Administration	7	$0.00
Presidio Trust	7	$137,781.71
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	7	$149,203.14
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	6	$154,659.33
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	6	$120,668.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	6	$125,507.00
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	6	$110,352.67
National Endowment for the Arts	5	$128,134.00
National Endowment for the Humanities	5	$139,322.60
Selective Service System	5	$98,569.40
National Transportation Safety Board	5	$142,794.40
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	5	$132,278.40
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	4	$137,783.25
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	4	$121,374.00
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	4	$85,208.25
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	4	$118,576.25
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	4	$145,578.00
	4	$137,698.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	4	$68,335.00
Farm Service Agency	3	$81,287.33
Institute of Museum and Library Services	3	$143,415.67
Federal Labor Relations Authority	3	$131,542.00
U.S. Tax Court	3	$142,568.00
Federal Election Commission	3	$126,883.33
Federal Maritime Commission	3	$115,512.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	3	$137,711.33
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	3	$95,011.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	3	$141,534.00
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	3	$169,797.33
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	2	$165,060.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Resolution & Administration	2	$178,074.00
Office of Enterprise Operations	2	$167,494.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	2	$113,800.00
Office of Special Counsel	2	$153,297.00
Armed Forces Retirement Home	2	$130,186.00
National Capital Planning Commission	1	$112,930.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	1	$103,605.00
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	1	$129,367.00
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	1	$149,621.00
Agricultural Marketing Service	1	$100,727.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$94,970.00
National Appeals Division	1	$133,465.00
African Development Foundation	1	$144,538.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	1	$86,335.00
Commission on Civil Rights	1	$133,465.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	1	$153,665.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	1	$147,454.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	1	$103,605.00
Employment and Training Administration	1	$170,800.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	1	$133,465.00
Denali Commission	1	$85,799.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	1	$112,930.00
Public Buildings Service	1	$147,454.00
Office of General Counsel (General Services Administration)	1	$170,800.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$0.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	1	$123,198.00
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight	1	$142,701.00

Human Resources Manager Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Human Resources Manager is $100,848.83. The highest paid Human Resources Manager made $270,300 in 2020.

Common Human Resources Manager Payscales

Payscale	Number of Human Resources Management Employees
GS - General Schedule	15,824
GL - Gs Employees In Grades 3 Through 10 Paid A Law Enforcement Officer Special Base Rate	425
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan	328
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives	316
ZA - Administrative	190
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only	152
CG - Corporate Graded	137
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions	122
IM - Employees Holding Incident Management Positions And Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1)	122
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	85
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only	82
ES - Senior Executive Service	77
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path	64
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay	59
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified	37
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only)	34
CU - Credit Union Employees	28
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	24
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	18
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs	18
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only	17
PG - Printing Office Grades	17
SL - Senior Level Positions	12
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial	7
MC - Employees Of The Millennium Challenge Corporation Appointed Under Public Law 108-199 Only.	7
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section	7
IT - Employees Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) Of The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief	5
EJ - The Department Of Energy Organization Act Excepted Service	4
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	4
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	3
SW - Transportation Security Administration Executives	3
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82	2
SS - Senior Staff Positions	2
VC - Canteen Service	1
FE - Senior Foreign Service	1
GE - U.s. Government Printing Office Employees Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl (senior Level Positions)	1
LL - Executives At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	1
GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions	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.