Wages vary by employer and the assistant's duties.
Human resources assistants who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include paid vacation and holidays, health insurance, and a retirement plan.
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping (SOC 43-4161)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $22.02 | $23.78 | $28.57 |
| Yearly | $45,809 | $49,453 | $59,424 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $22.11 | $24.64 | $28.83 |
| Yearly | $45,995 | $51,246 | $59,956 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $20.53 | $22.13 | $23.69 |
| Yearly | $42,712 | $46,042 | $49,278 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $22.60 | $24.23 | $29.01 |
| Yearly | $47,010 | $50,389 | $60,337 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $19.90 | $22.35 | $26.66 |
| Yearly | $41,398 | $46,478 | $55,442 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $21.88 | $24.08 | $28.80 |
| Yearly | $45,498 | $50,077 | $59,898 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $22.60 | $24.49 | $29.45 |
| Yearly | $47,010 | $50,922 | $61,259 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $19.89 | $24.35 | $27.94 |
| Yearly | $41,361 | $50,658 | $58,108 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $18.62 | $22.38 | $23.47 |
| Yearly | $38,731 | $46,552 | $48,831 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.07 | $24.68 | $28.10 |
| Yearly | $47,989 | $51,325 | $58,447 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $22.60 | $25.34 | $29.83 |
| Yearly | $47,010 | $52,705 | $62,045 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $22.05 | $24.04 | $27.61 |
| Yearly | $45,857 | $49,999 | $57,423 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.84 | $22.86 | $29.14 |
| Yearly | $32,935 | $47,545 | $60,618 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $20.95 | $25.69 | $27.77 |
| Yearly | $43,577 | $53,437 | $57,761 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $18.74 | $21.88 | $27.07 |
| Yearly | $38,984 | $45,505 | $56,290 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.81 | $22.27 | $25.98 |
| Yearly | $41,191 | $46,325 | $54,037 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.31 | $24.98 | $27.56 |
| Yearly | $46,387 | $51,953 | $57,308 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.17 | $22.26 | $25.06 |
| Yearly | $39,876 | $46,300 | $52,119 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.61 | $22.78 | $25.58 |
| Yearly | $42,861 | $47,375 | $53,205 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $22.80 | $23.72 | $28.68 |
| Yearly | $47,421 | $49,341 | $59,661 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.97 | $23.20 | $27.97 |
| Yearly | $37,363 | $48,248 | $58,171 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $22.41 | $26.35 | $30.01 |
| Yearly | $46,608 | $54,808 | $62,429 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.05 | $24.43 | $29.37 |
| Yearly | $45,857 | $50,830 | $61,088 | |
| United States | Hourly | $21.17 | $24.33 | $28.75 |
| Yearly | $44,030 | $50,610 | $59,800 | |