HR Specialist salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Denver, Indian Land, Pineville.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$64.5k–$79.1k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $80,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,650 and $119,020.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,790
25th$64,500
50th (median)$65,000
75th$79,113
90th$101,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2021: median $69,306 (15 filings) FY2022: median $77,500 (10 filings) FY2024: median $77,771 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 15
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––5
FY2021$69,306$64,118$69,30615
FY2022$77,500$67,750$100,12510
FY2023–––5
FY2024$77,771$63,500$84,50011
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Charlotte's median HR Specialist salary of $65,000 is worth about $66,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $78,330 in May 2025 (8,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,000, 17% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Revotyxtoo few6

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 $65,000 10
Senior · Level III – 0
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$62,650$65,00010

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.