Hiring a human resources manager in Long Beach, CA

Employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area pay human resources managers a median of $168,400, with the middle half of the market between $126,970 and $216,320. Long Beach residents working in management occupations report a median of $89,366, which is 47% below what the metro pays for this role.

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What does a human resources manager earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$126,970
Median	$168,400
75th percentile	$216,320

Half of human resources managers in this area earn between $126,970 and $216,320. A band set below $126,970 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Long Beach residents earn

$89,366

Median earnings of Long Beach residents working in management occupations, 23,978 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 47% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Long Beach rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 11-3121.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Oracle HRIS, Facebook, IBM SPSS Statistics, Intuit QuickBooks.

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Is the talent actually in Long Beach?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 34.8% of Long Beach adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Long Beach commute runs 30 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 14.4% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Los Angeles County, management of companies and enterprises employs 77,219 and turns over 5.8% a quarter, with 5,890 hires against 6,194 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $12,100 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about human resources managers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $33,680 to $50,520 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

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