Across 198 live US postings for hr roles with a listed USD salary, measured September 2026, the median offer is $142,380–$199,000 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured September 2026 · n=198 US postings with salary
HR salary: $142,380–$199,000 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 526 tracked live hr postings. No surveys, no self-reports — listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median hr posting offers $142,380–$199,000 a year (n=198, USD).
- 45.8% of the 526 live hr postings are remote.
- The middle half of postings (25th–75th percentile) top out between $160,000–$225,750 a year — the median alone hides how wide that spread is.
- Level 4 hr roles (building AI systems) list $165,000–$210,000, vs $140,000–$200,000 at Level 1.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 0 | not enough data |
| Junior | 8 | $78,750–$105,000 |
| Mid-level | 41 | $120,000–$160,000 |
| Senior | 94 | $147,250–$200,000 |
| Lead | 23 | $163,200–$230,000 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 78 | $141,800–$195,350 |
| On-site / hybrid | 120 | $142,380–$200,000 |
Building AI vs working around it
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 — Build AI systems | 1 | $165,000–$210,000 |
| Level 1 — Work around AI | 175 | $140,000–$200,000 |
Companies hiring hr roles
Method
US-dollar postings with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 198 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page — below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: hr postings at tech companies tracked by Level (526 live postings in this category on the measured date). Not the whole labor market — do not cite as a national average.
All amounts are USD per year. Every median and quartile below excludes hourly-rate postings (a listed maximum under $1,000, almost always an hourly rate, not a salary) and mid-range postings that are neither clearly hourly nor clearly annual (maximum between $1,000 and $10,000) — mixing either into an annual median would understate the real number. The middle 50% of postings top out between $160,000–$225,750 (25th–75th percentile).
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured September 2026. Small-n slices move a lot — read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor) — Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071.00).
How many hr roles jobs are remote?
45.8% of the 198 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured September 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 1 postings are Level 4 (building AI systems) and 472 are Level 1 (AI is not the work). See the AI level breakdown below for the median in each band. Measured September 2026.