Human Resources Managers Salary in Burlington, NC

Human Resources Managers pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $302,690 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in Burlington earn between $106,270 and $194,800.

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

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in Burlington

On the average salary of $157,610, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $113,213 a year, or $9,434 a month and $4,354 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

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

Is Burlington a good place for human resources managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Burlington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $157,610 buys what about $169,117 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($44,010). A typical home costs $298,353, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Burlington ranks 6th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($177,670).

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Highest-paying cities for human resources managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($257,750).

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