Agency file

Human Resources

Source file: City of Seattle — Wage Data / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Human Resources provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2024, this agency had 89 employees with median total compensation of $136,323; the highest distinct record was $309,733.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $12.6M
Employees: 89
Median total: $136,323
Highest record: $309,733

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$46,758$262,059+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 89 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($136,323) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $141,073 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$95,534

$114,795

$136,323

$161,866

$183,830

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $183,830 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $95,534. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).