SOC 11-3121 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Human Resources Managers Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for human resources managers in San Antonio, Texas is $142,590 a year ($68.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,370: half of the 1,650 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,230).

$142,590average per year

$68.55 / hourMedian $130,370Take-home ≈ $108,726

  • $80K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,650people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#7 of 24Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Managers pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $213,820 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in San Antonio earn between $99,990 and $168,440.

  • $80K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$142,590$11,882$68.55
Median$130,370$10,864$62.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,990$8,332$48.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$168,440$14,037$80.98

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

Human Resources Managers pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Human resources managers in San Antonio earn 6% less than the Texas average ($151,070) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($164,230). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $149,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$142,590$130,370$79,880$213,8201,650
Texas$151,070$136,500$83,200$226,05023,220
United States$164,230$149,280$88,200$267,810220,660

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $142,590, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $108,726 a year, or $9,061 a month and $4,182 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $142,590 buys what about $150,545 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 7th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($160,080).

All Human Resources Managers salaries in Texas

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

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Human Resources Managers salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do human resources managers make an hour in San Antonio?

$68.55 an hour on average, and $62.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level human resources managers salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the human resources managers take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $108,726 a year ($9,061 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $142,590. Texas has no state income tax.

Do human resources managers earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,230).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3121; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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