text: I depends on many factors. Your location and industry are 2 primary factors. Also, experience, education level, size of the organization, and number of people you manage play a role. Experience is an important part of this question because you obviously (although, I've seen it happen) won't became a manager right away. \n\nIn Chicago, I would say that a new HR Manager with a BA degree and 3 years experience working in HR previously could earn $35,000 to $50,000 a year. The range is huge because...well...you'll learn that once you get into HR.