SOC 43-4161 · Gainesville, FL metro

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Gainesville, Florida is $48,060 a year ($23.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,220: half of the 60 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($52,810).

$48,060average per year

$23.11 / hourMedian $44,220Take-home ≈ $40,796

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 16Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,120 or more. The middle half of human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Gainesville earn between $41,780 and $54,170.

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,060$4,005$23.11
Median$44,220$3,685$21.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,780$3,482$20.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,170$4,514$26.04

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

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

On the average salary of $48,060, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $40,796 a year, or $3,400 a month and $1,569 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $48,060 buys what about $49,683 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Gainesville ranks 11th of 16 Florida metro areas for this job; Tampa pays the most ($52,820).

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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 Gainesville: questions

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

$23.11 an hour on average, and $21.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,796 a year ($3,400 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,060. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 9% less 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 Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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