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This question is about human resources generalist jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a human resources generalist. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as a human resources generalist because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $72,000 per year. The average annual salary for a human resources generalist is $52,480.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile human resources generalist earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| District of Columbia | $88,000 |
| California | $84,000 |
| New York | $83,000 |
| New Jersey | $80,000 |
| Delaware | $79,000 |
| Virginia | $79,000 |
| Washington | $78,000 |
| Maryland | $78,000 |
| Massachusetts | $73,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,000 |
| Connecticut | $72,000 |
| Minnesota | $70,000 |
| Oregon | $70,000 |
| Illinois | $69,000 |
| Texas | $69,000 |
| Ohio | $67,000 |
| Rhode Island | $67,000 |
| North Carolina | $67,000 |
| West Virginia | $67,000 |
| Alaska | $66,000 |
| Wisconsin | $66,000 |
| Michigan | $65,000 |
| Alabama | $65,000 |
| Arizona | $64,000 |
| Indiana | $64,000 |
| Iowa | $63,000 |
| Tennessee | $63,000 |
| Colorado | $63,000 |
| Kentucky | $63,000 |
| Louisiana | $63,000 |
| Florida | $63,000 |
| Mississippi | $62,000 |
| New Hampshire | $61,000 |
| Nevada | $61,000 |
| South Carolina | $61,000 |
| New Mexico | $61,000 |
| Georgia | $60,000 |
| Wyoming | $59,000 |
| North Dakota | $59,000 |
| Nebraska | $59,000 |
| Kansas | $58,000 |
| Maine | $57,000 |
| Hawaii | $57,000 |
| Missouri | $57,000 |
| Vermont | $56,000 |
| Idaho | $56,000 |
| Utah | $55,000 |
| Montana | $54,000 |
| South Dakota | $52,000 |
| Arkansas | $52,000 |
| Oklahoma | $49,000 |

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