Average Human Resources Specialist Salary in Long Beach, CA

The average Human Resources Specialist in Long Beach, CA earns $83,840 per year. See how this compares to the national average and what it means for your budget.

Average Salary
$83840
Median Salary
$76660
vs. National
10.2% above
Real Pay (COL-adjusted)
$73825

“Real pay” adjusts the average for Long Beach’s cost of living (Regional Price Parity 113.566, U.S. average = 100) — what this salary is worth in national-average dollars.

What Human Resources Specialists actually earn in Long Beach

The spread from entry-level (10th percentile) to top earners (90th), from BLS wage data.

10th (entry) $47090
25th $59950
Median $76660
75th $100360
90th (top) $129590

33470 Human Resources Specialists employed in the Long Beach metro.

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Long Beach at a glance

Cost of living (RPP, U.S.=100)113.566

Long Beach offers a respectable but unremarkable salary for Human Resources Specialists. The numbers suggest a balanced market without extreme supply or demand pressure.

But here’s the catch: Long Beach is expensive. Housing costs eat a larger slice of your income than in most other cities. That $83,840 salary sounds impressive until you factor in rent or mortgage payments.

Career growth for Human Resources Specialists in Long Beach

For Human Resources Specialists, the biggest salary jumps usually come from switching employers or adding a specialized certification. If you’re at the lower end, the path to the upper percentiles is often faster than you’d think.

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