SOC 13-1071 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Human Resources Specialists Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for human resources specialists in Miami, Florida is $75,160 a year ($36.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,580: half of the 18,080 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,990).

$75,160average per year

$36.13 / hourMedian $67,580Take-home ≈ $61,705

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

18,080people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#7 of 22Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Specialists pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,270 or more. The middle half of human resources specialists in Miami earn between $51,950 and $88,030.

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,160$6,263$36.13
Median$67,580$5,632$32.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,950$4,329$24.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$88,030$7,336$42.32

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Human Resources Specialists pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Human resources specialists in Miami earn about the same as the Florida average ($74,610) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($81,990). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $75,940.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$75,160$67,580$46,060$115,27018,080
Florida$74,610$66,410$44,920$115,92062,730
United States$81,990$75,940$47,180$128,720912,430

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Human Resources Specialists salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $75,160, a single filer in Miami takes home about $61,705 a year, or $5,142 a month and $2,373 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for human resources specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $75,160 buys what about $65,840 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Specialists salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 7th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Crestview pays the most ($80,550).

All Human Resources Specialists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for human resources specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($122,290).

Human Resources Specialists salary by city

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Human Resources Specialists salary in Miami: questions

How much do human resources specialists make an hour in Miami?

$36.13 an hour on average, and $32.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level human resources specialists salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the human resources specialists take-home pay in Miami?

About $61,705 a year ($5,142 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,160. Florida has no state income tax.

Do human resources specialists earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,990).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1071; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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