SOC 43-4161 · Abilene, TX metro

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Abilene, Texas is $45,430 a year ($21.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,350: half of the 30 people in this job in the Abilene, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($52,810).

$45,430average per year

$21.84 / hourMedian $48,350Take-home ≈ $38,683

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 19Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,180 or more. The middle half of human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Abilene earn between $37,890 and $52,420.

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,430$3,786$21.84
Median$48,350$4,029$23.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,890$3,158$18.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,420$4,368$25.20

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

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

On the average salary of $45,430, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $38,683 a year, or $3,224 a month and $1,488 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 Abilene a good place for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $45,430 buys what about $50,274 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Abilene ranks 10th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($53,670).

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

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).

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary by city

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

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

$21.84 an hour on average, and $23.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,683 a year ($3,224 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,430. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Abilene, TX (10180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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