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Mid level people and HR salaries in the United States
Median $143k a year across 278 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $110k to $178k. 88% of the 317 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $110k to $178k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$90k
- Mid level (this page)$143k
- Senior$155k
- Manager$169k
- Director$226k
- Executive$168k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Anthropicmedian of 6 published bands$251k
Notionmedian of 2 published bands$247k
Thinking Machines Labmedian of 2 published bands$243k
Roxmedian of 2 published bands$215k
Tandemmedian of 2 published bands$213k
Traversalmedian of 2 published bands$210k
Peregrinemedian of 3 published bands$198k
Paraformmedian of 2 published bands$193k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Recruiter | $145k | 41 |
| GTM Recruiter | $147k | 20 |
| Recruiter | $125k | 15 |
| Technical Sourcer | $139k | 7 |
| Executive Assistant | $126k | 6 |
| Business Recruiter, GTM | $138k | 4 |
| Compensation Lead | $220k | 4 |
| Executive Recruiter | $185k | 4 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- People Research Scientist, RecruitingAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $285k to $380k
- Technical RecruiterAnthropic · Remote$240k to $295k
- Strategic Projects Lead, RecruitingAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$235k to $300k
- People Analytics Lead - RecruitingNotion · San Francisco, California, United States$225k to $275k
- GTM RecruiterThinking Machines Lab · San Francisco, California, United States$220k to $275k
- GTM Compensation Lead, Commercial OperationsNotion · San Francisco, California, United States$230k to $257k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for mid level people and HR roles in the United States?
$143k a year in base pay, across 278 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $110k to $178k.
What do the best-paid mid level people and HR roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $209k, and one in ten sits below $99k.
How many mid level people and HR job posts publish a salary?
88% of the 317 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 $140k against $143k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 63 and 215 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for mid level people and HR roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Anthropic ($251k), Notion ($247k), Thinking Machines Lab ($243k).
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.