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Manager people and HR salaries in the United States
Median $169k a year across 123 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $150k to $217k. 90% of the 136 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $150k to $217k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$90k
- Mid level$143k
- Senior$155k
- Manager (this page)$169k
- Director$226k
- Executive$168k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Apollomedian of 3 published bands$283k
Notionmedian of 2 published bands$270k
Harveymedian of 2 published bands$245k
Legoramedian of 6 published bands$229k
Rubrikmedian of 3 published bands$226k
TRM Labsmedian of 2 published bands$197k
Crusoemedian of 4 published bands$195k
Profoundmedian of 3 published bands$195k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Head of People | $244k | 4 |
| Head of Talent | $245k | 4 |
| Senior Manager, Talent Operations | $169k | 4 |
| People Operations Manager | $160k | 3 |
| Senior Compensation Manager | $175k | 3 |
| Talent Operations Manager | $150k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Head of PeoplePeriodic Labs · Menlo Park, California, United States$350k to $450k
- Head of People Development & CultureWaymo · Mountain View, CA, USA$334k to $411k
- Head of Talent Experience & EnablementOpenAI · Remote$342k to $380k
- Head of Talent AcquisitionApollo · Hybrid, San Francisco$292k to $365k
- Head of TalentProfound · New York, New York, United States$250k to $375k
- Head of People OperationsNotion · San Francisco, California, United States$270k to $310k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for manager people and HR roles in the United States?
$169k a year in base pay, across 123 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $150k to $217k.
What do the best-paid manager people and HR roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $250k, and one in ten sits below $124k.
How many manager people and HR job posts publish a salary?
90% of the 136 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 $169k against $170k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 34 and 89 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for manager people and HR roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Apollo ($283k), Notion ($270k), Harvey ($245k).
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.