http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_salaryresults.asp?hdJobCode=OF13000038&hdJobTitle=Human+Resources+Assistant+I&hdJobCategory=HR01&hdNarrowDesc=Human+Resources&hdZipCode=28201&hdStateMetro=32&geometrocode=32&hdGeoLocation=Charlotte%2C+NC+28201&hdKeyword=Human+Resources&op=salswz_psr&joblevelcode=1&pagefrom=selectjob&hdLocationOption=0&hdSearchByOption=0&countertype=0&jobcounter=3

A generalist is not an entry level job. Average salary for a generalist is 50–60k

I was an HR Bachelor out of college 2.5 years ago, and I spent ALOT of time looking at positions and pay rates.

Entry level would be HR Coordinator, HR Assistant, or HR administrator. Depending on the company, the salary for a position like this can be anywhere from $14 to $20 per hour, more on the $14 end.

Hope that helps. Feel free to ask me for any other advise. I’m currently in HR, and like I said, I only started a few years ago, as a graduate w/ a bachelor’s in HR.

@mrrich724 if you use the salary wizard I posted above, salaries in this field for entry level are lower in Florida than NC (the state I looked up in the link). You were just about right on with the salary range for jobs in Flroida.

I have found that while those tools reflect differentials for different states, the real world (at least in HR, and the tons of jobs I sought) does not reflect the same differences.

I looked in many states, and actually worked in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and now south Florida. While a salary tool will show you a +15% differential for LA over Florida, I am actually earning 3k per year MORE here (not adjusting for cost of living) in South Florida with an equivalent job title.

So I would take a tool like that with a grain of salt. It all depends on the companies you are interested in, and the opportunities available.

Also, the rates I mentioned were national averages from CNN, not location specific.

This would be for a position like a data entry clerk, where you’d make anywhere from minimum wage to maybe $12 per hour. Annually this equates to the lowest 10% of HR salaries, less than $24,000 per year.