HR Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

82 people hold the HR Specialist role across 17 departments in Arkansas, with a median total compensation of $43,088. Among 5 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Arkansas ranks #5 by median pay.

Employees: 82
Median pay: $43,088
Departments: 17
Cross-jurisdiction: #5 of 5

Compared with the local labor market

HR Specialist pay vs. Arkansas

Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 6,230 people — is $55,010. Arkansas pays a median base salary of $43,088 for this role, 22% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Arkansas sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$32,030

$43,730

$55,010

$74,600

$99,990

Arkansas median · $43,088

The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Arkansas’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Arkansas’s median base salary is 43% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,180

$58,610

$75,940

$99,380

$128,720

Arkansas median · $43,088

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Arkansas is $43,088, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

HR Specialist pay in other jurisdictions

Where HR Specialists are paid most

District of Columbia

$88,300 · 14

New York Public Authorities

$65,823 · 5

City of Baltimore

$57,414 · 26

Georgia

$49,419 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable HR Specialist roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Arkansas