They guide hiring and firing decisions and make sure that their companies follow regulations and laws concerning fairness and the rights of emloyees. How much money HR, or human resources, managers make depends on their employers and locations. Some HR managers made as little as $60,070 per year, or $28.88 per hour. Others made as much as $169,310 annually, or $81.40 hourly. On average, however, they earned an annual $108,600, or $52.21 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.