Employee Relations Specialist salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for employee relations specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 12 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $83,175 and $105,395, with a median of $95,750.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Employee Relations Specialist pay by specialization
Employee Relations & Culture 16HR Business Partner & Generalist 1Compensation & Benefits 1
Live employee relations specialist roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $83,175 – $105,395 | $95,750 | 12 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $98,350 – $103,150 | $102,100 | 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.
Open employee relations specialist roles · 14 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $67,200–$122,700scale $40,000–$180,000