Human Resources Managers salary in Lynchburg, VA
Median pay for human resources managers in Lynchburg, VA: $126,940/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $81,570 – $215,360 · about 80 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($123,200) by +$3,740 (+3%).
What it's really worth in Lynchburg
With Lynchburg's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $126,940 has the buying power of about $140,213 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,307 · median home $291,459 · median rent $1,316/mo.
How Lynchburg ranks for this job
On raw pay, Lynchburg, VA is 72nd of the 185 metros we hold human resources managers wages for. Once Lynchburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 27th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg
A median home in Lynchburg, VA costs $291,459 — about 2.3× 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 $1,316/mo works out at 12% 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 Lynchburg.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Lynchburg | Rent vs Lynchburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $212,030 | +67% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $196,760 | +55% | 2.5× |
| New York, NY | $181,080 | +43% | 2.7× |
| Washington, DC | $168,770 | +33% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in VA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Lynchburg | Rent vs Lynchburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | $136,260 | +7% | 1.3× |
| Roanoke, VA | $116,480 | −8% | 1.1× |
Staying in VA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 185 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.