Senior HR Specialist salary in Austin, TX

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cedar Park, Cedar Creek, Round Rick, Round Rock, Manor.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$81,808
Middle 50%$77.4k–$107.3k
vs. all levels here−11%comparison median $91,433
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,126 and $150,030.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,126
25th$77,443
50th (median)$81,808
75th$107,299
90th$123,300

Cost of living

Austin's median senior HR Specialist salary of $81,808 is worth about $83,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $75,860 in May 2025 (8,940 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,808, 8% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
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Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $91,433 18
Senior · Level III $81,808 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$62,483$91,43318
Senior · Level III$77,126$81,80810

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.