Human Resources Specialists in the Racine-Mount Pleasant Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Human Resources Specialists pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI at a median of $67,200 per year ($32.31/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $75,940, the metro estimate is 12% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 400 human resources specialists are employed across the Racine-Mount Pleasant MSA in SOC 13-1071.

The Racine-Mount Pleasant pay distribution spans from $45,820 at the 10th percentile to $105,970 at the 90th, a 2.3× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $56,600 and the 75th at $86,920, so half of Racine-Mount Pleasant-based human resources specialists earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide WI estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.