SOC 43-4161 · Boulder, CO metro

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in Boulder, CO

The average salary for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Boulder, Colorado is $58,350 a year ($28.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,690: half of the 80 people in this job in the Boulder, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($52,810).

$58,350average per year

$28.06 / hourMedian $59,690Take-home ≈ $47,205

  • $39K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+10%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Colorado metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,620 or more. The middle half of human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Boulder earn between $51,090 and $63,500.

  • $39K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,350$4,862$28.05
Median$59,690$4,974$28.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,090$4,258$24.56
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,500$5,292$30.53

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $58,350, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $47,205 a year, or $3,934 a month and $1,816 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Boulder a good place for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $58,350 buys what about $55,465 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 12.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 6 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,560).

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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Boulder: questions

How much do human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) make an hour in Boulder?

$28.06 an hour on average, and $28.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) salary in Boulder?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) take-home pay in Boulder?

About $47,205 a year ($3,934 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,350. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) earn more in Boulder than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($52,810).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4161; area Boulder, CO (14500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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