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Senior people and HR salaries in the United States
Median $155k a year across 135 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $137k to $170k. 92% of the 146 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $137k to $170k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$90k
- Mid level$143k
- Senior (this page)$155k
- Manager$169k
- Director$226k
- Executive$168k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Crosbymedian of 2 published bands$200k
Vercelmedian of 2 published bands$198k
Gongmedian of 2 published bands$193k
Together AImedian of 2 published bands$188k
Hightouchmedian of 2 published bands$178k
Oktamedian of 3 published bands$176k
Nooksmedian of 3 published bands$170k
Beacon AImedian of 2 published bands$166k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Technical Recruiter | $160k | 21 |
| Senior Recruiter | $165k | 8 |
| Senior Technical Sourcer | $150k | 8 |
| Senior GTM Recruiter | $173k | 4 |
| Senior Leave of Absence Associate | $126k | 3 |
| Sr. Technical Recruiter (Starlink) | $158k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior/Lead Recruiter | GTMRamp · Remote$204k to $280k
- Workday Senior AnalystBaseten · San Francisco, California, United States$220k to $260k
- Senior Compensation Programs AnalystRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$209k to $245k
- Senior Technical RecruiterCodeRabbit · San Francisco, CA, United States$175k to $250k
- GTM Compensation LeaderGong · Chicago$174k to $250k
- Lead Technical Recruiter - USAInworld AI · Mountain View, California$160k to $260k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for senior people and HR roles in the United States?
$155k a year in base pay, across 135 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $137k to $170k.
What do the best-paid senior people and HR roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $185k, and one in ten sits below $124k.
How many senior people and HR job posts publish a salary?
92% of the 146 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 $160k against $153k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 25 and 110 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for senior people and HR roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Crosby ($200k), Vercel ($198k), Gong ($193k).
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.