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Director people and HR salaries in the United States
Median $226k a year across 47 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $208k to $255k. 96% of the 49 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $208k to $255k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$90k
- Mid level$143k
- Senior$155k
- Manager$169k
- Director (this page)$226k
- Executive$168k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Harveymedian of 2 published bands$269k
Oktamedian of 5 published bands$260k
Crusoemedian of 2 published bands$255k
Legoramedian of 2 published bands$245k
Headwaymedian of 3 published bands$239k
Hyperfinemedian of 2 published bands$227k
REVOLUTION Medicinesmedian of 4 published bands$226k
LaunchDarklymedian of 2 published bands$205k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Director, Talent Acquisition | $184k | 4 |
| Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration | $260k | 3 |
| Director, People | $213k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior Director, TalentCheckr, Inc. · Denver, Colorado, United States$247k to $343k
- Senior Director, Total Rewards and HRISVir Biotechnology · San Francisco, California, United States$228k to $318k
- Director Global BenefitsHarvey · Remote$227k to $310k
- Director Global BenefitsHarvey · Remote$227k to $310k
- Senior Director, GTM RecruitingOkta · San Francisco, California$224k to $308k
- Senior Director, Global People OperationsREVOLUTION Medicines · Remote$232k to $290k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for director people and HR roles in the United States?
$226k a year in base pay, across 47 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $208k to $255k.
What do the best-paid director people and HR roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $263k, and one in ten sits below $181k.
How many director people and HR job posts publish a salary?
96% of the 49 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote people and HR roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $225k against $242k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 21 and 26 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for director people and HR roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Harvey ($269k), Okta ($260k), Crusoe ($255k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.