Human Resources Managers Salary in Durham, NC

Human Resources Managers pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $103,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $298,410 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in Durham earn between $128,920 and $210,130.

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

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $177,670, a single filer in Durham takes home about $126,123 a year, or $10,510 a month and $4,851 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $177,670 buys what about $182,091 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 1st of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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).

Human Resources Managers salary by city

Related jobs in Durham

• Computer and Information Systems Managers$191,930 a year
• Financial Managers$184,900 a year
• Purchasing Managers$164,670 a year
• Industrial Production Managers$151,410 a year
• Training and Development Managers$146,390 a year
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$135,080 a year
• Administrative Services Managers$126,510 a year
• Facilities Managers$124,770 a year

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