Human Resources Managers salary in Fayetteville, AR

Median pay for human resources managers in Fayetteville, AR: $128,300/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $67,150 – $239,200 · about 410 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($123,200) by +$5,100 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Fayetteville

With Fayetteville's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $128,300 has the buying power of about $140,295 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,316 · median home $368,497 · median rent $1,594/mo.

Full Fayetteville cost of living & taxes →

How Fayetteville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fayetteville, AR is 66th of the 185 metros we hold human resources managers wages for. Once Fayetteville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 26th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fayetteville is one of the places where human resources managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Fayetteville

A median home in Fayetteville, AR costs $368,497 — about 2.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,594/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where human resources managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fayetteville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fayetteville	Rent vs Fayetteville
San Jose, CA	$212,030	+65%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$196,760	+53%	2×
New York, NY	$181,080	+41%	2.2×
Washington, DC	$168,770	+32%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Fayetteville	Rent vs Fayetteville
Little Rock, AR	$89,790	−30%	0.8×
Fort Smith, AR	$85,830	−33%	0.6×

Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires human resources managers around Fayetteville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Tyson Foods · Manufacturing
• Washington Regional Medical Center · Healthcare

Other jobs in Fayetteville