SOC 43-4161 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Charlottesville, Virginia is $53,630 a year ($25.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,300: half of the 80 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,250).

$53,630average per year

$25.78 / hourMedian $49,300Take-home ≈ $43,002

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,000 or more. The middle half of human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Charlottesville earn between $49,300 and $59,520.

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,630$4,469$25.78
Median$49,300$4,108$23.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,300$4,108$23.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,520$4,960$28.62

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

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Charlottesville earn about the same as the Virginia average ($53,420) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,250). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $50,610.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$53,630$49,300$47,190$66,00080
Virginia$53,420$51,950$38,690$69,6402,160
United States$52,250$50,610$37,340$68,28090,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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

On the average salary of $53,630, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $43,002 a year, or $3,584 a month and $1,654 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $53,630 buys what about $54,092 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Charlottesville ranks 2nd of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Winchester pays the most ($54,480).

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

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 Charlottesville: questions

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

$25.78 an hour on average, and $23.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,002 a year ($3,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,630.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,250).

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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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