Employee Relations & Culture salary
16 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for employee relations & culture roles at mid level across the United States: 125 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $87,120 and $126,800, with a median of $102,700.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $102,700, senior $128,100 and lead $198,000. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 93% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 10 of the 16 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
16 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $66,500 – $171,866 | $75,130 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $87,120 – $126,800 | $102,700 | 125 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £36,956 – £43,732 | £41,982 | 15 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$88,375 – CA$116,438 | CA$97,440 | 12 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $103,413 – $145,519 | $128,100 | 60 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$106,500 – CA$114,300 | CA$112,000 | 9hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £48,198 – £77,475 | £69,231 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $172,250 – $212,068 | $198,000 | 45 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $114,988 – $148,559 | $129,900 | 8hint |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $95,483 – $143,000 | $102,100 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $154,013 – $172,813 | $169,150 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $80,000 – $115,000 | $115,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $80,000 – $123,000 | $97,500 | 13 |
| New York | Lead | $184,000 – $217,200 | $203,600 | 6hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $80,000 – $135,000 | $103,000 | 5hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$90,125 – CA$126,750 | CA$113,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Pay by market
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Open employee relations & culture roles · 201 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $69,000–$150,000scale $40,000–$210,000
Head of Employee Experience ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco New $182,000–$225,000 today Senior Employee Experience Partner Ah · 01 WH ADVENTHEALTH WESTHALL New $45,656–$84,905 today Sr. Employee Experience Partner Ah · ADVENTHEALTH WATERMAN New $45,656–$84,905 today Senior Employee Experience Partner Ah · ADVENTHEALTH WESLEY CHAPEL New $45,656–$84,905 today Head of Employee Experience Atoms · San Francisco New $182,000–$225,000 today Senior Associate, Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Inclusion Efet · McLean New $77,500–$100,000 today 
Sr Director, Inclusion & Diversity Gilead Sciences, Inc · Foster City New $243,100–$314,600 today 
Sr Director, Inclusion & Diversity Gilead Sciences, Inc (Gileadhotjobcareers) · Foster City New $243,100–$314,600 today 
Senior Employee Relations Manager Labcorp · Durham NC New $110,000–$135,000 today Learning and Employee Experience Partner, Lead Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Met Fifth Avenue New $135,000–$150,000 today Director, Digital Employee Experience Tapestry · New York New $180,000–$200,000 today Case Resolution Specialist, Employee and Labor Relations (UHR) Usc (Externalusccareers) · Los Angeles New $101,000–$108,000 today Senior Director - Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement (Head of D&I) Condé Nast · 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY New $170,000–$200,000 3d ago 
Employee Relations Business Partner Cox · Atlanta GA New $67,100–$100,700 3d ago Senior Employee Relations Business Partner Cox · Atlanta GA New $81,400–$122,000 3d ago Education Inclusion Worker Fa Esms Saasfaukgovprod1 · Preston New £33,119–£37,563 3d ago Employee Experience Representative John Deere · Moline New $50,916–$76,368 3d ago 
Equity & Belonging Specialist KQED · San Francisco New $69,000–$72,000 3d ago Regional Director, Employee Engagement - Remote OneDigital · Remote · US New $75,000–$95,000 3d ago 
Analyst, Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Operations & Analytics Sony · San Diego New $90,000–$110,000 3d ago Senior Manager - Employee Relations South Texas College · Pecan Plaza New $80,870 3d ago Employee Relations Specialist University of Texas at Austin Staff · Austin New $60,000–$65,000 3d ago 
Associate Director, Chief of Staff – People Experience AbbVie · North Chicago $141,500–$268,500 4d ago Employee Relations Partner Exempt Ah · ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL $60,756–$113,006 4d ago Lead Employee Relations Partner Auto Club Group (ACG) · Remote · US $85,966–$105,000 4d ago People Experience Partner Axalta · Greater Detroit $100,000–$135,000 4d ago Manager Labor Relations Enbridge · Cleveland $160,000–$200,000 4d ago Employee Relations Consultant Sun Life · Kansas City $64,300–$96,500 4d ago Employee Relations Consultant Sun Life (Experienced) · Kansas City $64,300–$96,500 4d ago 
Manager, Employee Relations The Hershey Company · Hershey $107,120–$133,900 4d ago Inclusion Officer - Ref: CH08926 Walsall Council · Walsall £40,444–£43,149 4d ago Employee Relations Manager West Midlands Police · Birmingham £52,194–£57,186 4d ago 
Employee Relations Lead CLEAR - Corporate · New York $100,000–$140,000 5d ago 
Employee Experience & Inclusion Advisor Cancerresearchuk · Stratford £40,000–£44,000 5d ago Labor Relations Specialist III Dtna · High Point $104,000–$133,000 5d ago Employee Relations Investigator Generalmotors · Remote · US $105,600–$135,700 5d ago SEND Standard and Inclusion Lead Hull (HCC) · HU1 £46,579–£49,817 5d ago 
Senior Employee Relations Consultant Ntrs · Chicago $95,600–$162,400 5d ago 
Vice President, Employee Engagement Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Chicago $115,000–$160,000 6d ago 
Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead Dow Jones · Barcelona €35,000–€55,000 6d ago Employee Engagement Coordinator Easterseals NH & VT · Manchester $65,000 6d ago Early Careers: Employee Experience Analyst - Chicago - 2027 Eedu · Chicago $73,000–$74,500 6d ago Early Careers: Employee Experience Analyst - Irvine - 2027 Eedu · Irvine $73,000–$74,500 6d ago Early Careers: Employee Experience Analyst - Arlington - 2027 Eedu · Arlington $73,000–$74,500 6d ago 
Spa & Wellbeing Manager - Twin Farms Relais & Châteaux · Barnard $70,000–$80,000 6d ago 
Employee Relations Manager Saks · Remote_Washington $95,790–$139,000 6d ago Sr. Consultant, Process Improvement & Transformation – Employee Relations Sun Life · Toronto CA$85,000–CA$128,000 6d ago Sr. Consultant, Process Improvement & Transformation – Employee Relations Sun Life (Experienced) · Toronto CA$85,000–CA$128,000 6d ago 
Employee Experience and Insights Program Manager Zayo · Denver $85,000–$104,700 6d ago 
Employee Relations Manager (PDX) McGee Air Services · Portland $72,926–$109,389 7d ago MnSCU Admin-10 - Associate Vice Chancellor for Labor Relations Minnstate · St. Paul $131,469–$210,235 7d ago Employee Relations Consultant Nc · Wake County $63,927–$111,871 7d ago Manager - Employee Relations (2) South Texas College · Pecan Plaza $74,879 7d ago 
Employee Relations, Professional Freddiemac · McLean $81,000–$121,000 8d ago Senior Employee Experience Partner Ah · ADVENTHEALTH SEBRING $44,033–$81,931 10d ago Sr Manager, Labor Relations Disney · Lake Buena Vista $148,100–$198,600 10d ago 
Senior Employee Relations Specialist - 6 Month FTC Medtronic · Galway €61,120–€91,680 10d ago 
Senior Employee Relations Specialist - 6 Month FTC Medtronic (Redeploymentmedtroniccareers) · Galway €61,120–€91,680 10d ago 
National Senior Manager, Enterprise Employee Relations AstraZeneca · Mississauga CA$134,227–CA$176,173 11d ago Employee Relations Consultant NiSource · Columbus OH - Arena District $82,200–$123,200 11d ago 60 of 278 open roles. All employee relations & culture jobs