Salary guide, May 2025

Plant HR Manager pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $184,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $139,310 and $232,930.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $35,710 above the national median of $149,280, both from BLS May 2025.

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What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Human Resources Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $184,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $139,310 to $232,930.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$99,990	$139,310	$184,990	$232,930	$317,690

Human Resources Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $88.94; published 25th to 75th percentile $66.98 to $111.98.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48.07	$66.98	$88.94	$111.98	$152.74

BLS estimated 6,480 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 1.69.

What should you know about united States?

Human Resources Managers in U.S.: median $149,280; published 25th to 75th percentile $111,110 to $199,290.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$88,200	$111,110	$149,280	$199,290	$267,810

Human Resources Managers in U.S.: median $71.77; published 25th to 75th percentile $53.42 to $95.81.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$42.40	$53.42	$71.77	$95.81	$128.76

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Plant HR Manager median is $184,990. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 2.78 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.69 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Plant HR Manager in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$141,520	$180,050	$233,520
May 2025	$139,310	$184,990	$232,930

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3121 Human Resources Managers, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3121 Human Resources Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Plant HR Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$142,600	$100,480 to $183,410
Worcester, MA	$160,470	$117,830 to $206,950

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