Compared with the local labor market
HR Generalist 2 pay vs. Tennessee
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 21,460 people — is $67,370. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation pays a median base salary of $69,936 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sits in the local pay range
$45,630
$53,890
$67,370
$85,200
$109,990
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation median · $69,936
The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’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. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s median base salary is 8% below that national figure, about the 41st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$47,180
$58,610
$75,940
$99,380
$128,720
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation median · $69,936
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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is $70,596, 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 Generalist beyond Tennessee
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $63,248 ranks #2 of 6. See HR Generalist across all of Tennessee →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable HR Generalist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.