HR Business Partner & Generalist salary
60 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR business partner & generalist roles at mid level across the United States: 818 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $77,641 and $122,921, with a median of $97,601.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $65,800, mid-level $97,601, senior $137,500 and lead $189,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 187% more.
Location moves the number too. Of the 4 cities with at least 25 postings at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $168,000 and Los Angeles the lowest at $96,250, a gap of roughly 75%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 29 of the 60 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
60 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $52,267 – $75,241 | $65,800 | 52 |
| Canada · country-wide | Entry | CA$65,018 – CA$76,850 | CA$71,000 | 6hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Entry | £35,000 – £50,000 | £45,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $77,641 – $122,921 | $97,601 | 818 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$70,094 – CA$103,367 | CA$90,000 | 115 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £35,000 – £57,006 | £47,500 | 49 |
| Italy · country-wide | Mid | €42,200 – €58,872 | €48,803 | 11 |
| France · country-wide | Mid | €51,250 – €81,119 | €52,500 | 7hint |
| Belgium · country-wide | Mid | €54,500 – €106,400 | €60,000 | 5hint |
| Germany · country-wide | Mid | €57,500 – €77,500 | €58,200 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $105,000 – $162,331 | $137,500 | 318 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$100,000 – CA$135,000 | CA$115,000 | 17 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £37,454 – £52,500 | £39,000 | 13 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $157,500 – $225,000 | $189,000 | 265 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$112,438 – CA$151,788 | CA$143,000 | 12 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Lead | £72,028 – £88,500 | £79,500 | 6hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $80,933 – $123,081 | $95,000 | 35 |
| Remote · Canada | Mid | CA$93,850 – CA$139,022 | CA$101,075 | 10 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $125,225 – $175,000 | $143,750 | 25 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $163,125 – $214,563 | $179,176 | 20 |
| Arlington | Mid | $97,100 – $129,500 | $104,200 | 7hint |
| Austin | Mid | $80,983 – $158,500 | $83,750 | 5hint |
| Austin | Senior | $88,250 – $160,125 | $127,750 | 6hint |
| Baltimore | Senior | $85,000 – $135,000 | $97,134 | 5hint |
| Boston | Mid | $120,926 – $149,921 | $133,252 | 6hint |
| Boston | Lead | $189,108 – $281,149 | $238,798 | 6hint |
| Cambridge | Lead | $231,000 – $290,000 | $282,500 | 5hint |
| Charlotte | Mid | $89,250 – $140,000 | $105,000 | 7hint |
| Charlotte | Senior | $115,625 – $162,500 | $162,500 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $87,500 – $132,500 | $115,700 | 25 |
| Chicago | Senior | $94,750 – $149,600 | $112,826 | 11 |
| Chicago | Lead | $138,750 – $201,250 | $170,000 | 11 |
| Denver | Mid | $86,750 – $118,500 | $104,788 | 12 |
| Houston | Mid | $68,250 – $92,000 | $84,900 | 7hint |
| Houston | Senior | $90,000 – $125,200 | $105,000 | 5hint |
| London | Mid | £43,125 – £61,875 | £50,250 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $83,125 – $126,250 | $96,250 | 26 |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $105,672 – $155,000 | $127,594 | 6hint |
| Mclean | Mid | $92,500 – $150,000 | $107,500 | 5hint |
| Mclean | Senior | $115,000 – $129,350 | $129,000 | 5hint |
| Minneapolis | Mid | $88,625 – $123,106 | $107,054 | 12 |
| Mississauga | Mid | CA$65,000 – CA$106,063 | CA$73,785 | 12 |
| Montreal | Mid | CA$80,775 – CA$103,275 | CA$91,050 | 6hint |
| New York | Mid | $85,000 – $162,485 | $115,000 | 55 |
| New York | Senior | $135,000 – $182,500 | $159,136 | 33 |
| New York | Lead | $180,000 – $237,970 | $217,500 | 29 |
| Newton | Mid | $59,500 – $74,813 | $61,146 | 5hint |
| Phoenix | Mid | $53,500 – $87,500 | $71,400 | 5hint |
| San Diego | Mid | $111,758 – $141,000 | $132,148 | 10 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $122,500 – $200,000 | $168,000 | 25 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $154,843 – $205,000 | $190,000 | 15 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $212,125 – $260,038 | $245,250 | 12 |
| San Jose | Mid | $102,520 – $149,906 | $121,425 | 12 |
| San Jose | Lead | $223,850 – $235,000 | $233,925 | 5hint |
| Seattle | Mid | $104,966 – $149,430 | $114,980 | 8hint |
| Seattle | Senior | $141,375 – $160,500 | $153,750 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$80,000 – CA$111,375 | CA$97,200 | 23 |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$135,250 – CA$148,000 | CA$141,500 | 5hint |
| Vancouver | Mid | CA$72,375 – CA$97,681 | CA$90,363 | 6hint |
| Washington | Mid | $89,777 – $124,440 | $99,056 | 8hint |
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.
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Open HR business partner & generalist roles · 1,441 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $76,000–$171,955scale $40,000–$250,000
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People Business Partner Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale New $160,000–$210,000 today Human Resources Manager Atrium Hospitality · Stamford New $85,000–$92,000 today 
Organizational Development Senior Specialist (People & Culture) BDO USA Experienced Career Site · Baltimore New $75,000–$85,000 today 
Human Resources Business Consultant (Vice President, Leadership) CACI · Reston New $166,000–$390,100 today 
Human Resources Manager Claros Technologies · Minneapolis New $65,000–$75,000 today HR Business Partner II Dufry · Kenner New $77,132–$93,493 today Head of HR Elxw · United Kingdom New £63,606–£78,469 today 
Head of People Technology & Digital Excellence Fa Enor Saasfaprod1 · London New £120,000–£140,000 today Head of People Technology Platforms & Services Fa Enor Saasfaprod1 · London New £80,000–£100,000 today Head of People Technology Products & Engineering Fa Enor Saasfaprod1 · London New £90,000–£110,000 today 
HR Business Partner Flowers Foods · Oxford New $90,000 today 
Human Resources Generalist, Labor & Employee Relations Forbes · Jersey City New $130,000–$140,000 today 
Director, HR Business Partner Ford Motor Company · Dearborn New $141,700–$268,300 today 
Senior HR Business Partner (Strategic Advisor) Freddiemac · McLean New $103,000–$155,000 today 
Regional HR Manager GXO · Widnes New Up to £42,000 today 
HR Business Partner (HR Business Partner 3) HII Technical Solutions Corporation · Fairfax New $87,990–$125,000 today 
Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. · Markham New CA$48,000–CA$94,000 today Human Resources Coordinator IP Global Career Site · Putnam New $52,100–$69,500 today 
Human Resources Generalist-Anaheim, CA Iadugs · Anaheim New $75,000–$85,000 today 
HR Business Partner (H/F) axe Bordeaux-Toulouse InPost · Cestas New €50,000–€55,000 today Human Resources Sr. Professional Ingrammicro · Carol Stream New $97,600–$165,900 today Bilingual Human Resources Consultant (Personal Lines and Commercial Lines) Intactfc · Montréal New CA$74,800–CA$91,400 today Executive Director of Human Resources Ivy Tech · Lawrenceburg New $85,000–$95,000 today 
Human Resources Administrator J.D. Irving · New Annan New CA$47,000–CA$51,000 today Head of HR, Global Services - Finance Johnson & Johnson · New Brunswick New $150,000–$258,750 today HR Business Partner Lifetime · Corporate Office New $78,000–$107,000 today 
Director, Global HR People Lead, Digital Services Mdlz · East Hanover New $142,700–$235,455 today 
People Partner Normal Computing Corporation · New York New $144,000–$205,000 today Human Resources Consultant Onehealthineers · YWG BW New CA$87,500–CA$125,000 today 
Senior Human Resources Business Partner OpenArt AI · San Francisco New $105,000–$155,000 today Human Resources Manager Republic · Fort Collins New $104,800–$144,100 today Human Resources Generalist Reworld · USA, CT, Bristol New $76,000–$101,100 today Head of HR Service Excellence Takeda · Boston New $212,000–$333,190 today Executive Team Leader Human Resources (Assistant Manager HR ) - Lexington, SC Target · 5119 Sunset BLVD, Lexington, SC 29072-9155 New $64,000–$128,000 today 
Senior HR Business Partner Thrivent · Minneapolis New $120,467–$162,984 today 
Sr. HR Associate Relations Partner UMB · Kansas City MO New $98,208–$144,705 today Coordinator, Human Resources and Operations Umd · University of Maryland College Park New $67,000–$68,900 today 
HR People Partner Unilever · Jefferson City New $71,400–$107,200 today 
HR Business Partner Veolia Environnement SA · Boston New $110,000–$130,000 today 
People & Culture Manager WSH Group · Hounslow New £55,000 today (USA) Human Resource Office/Training Manager (Fashion, Grocery, Import, Regional, Returns, Sam's, Wm.Com) Walmart · Glendale New $65,500–$98,000 today (USA) Market People Partner Walmart · Wallingford New $99,000–$198,000 today Senior Director of Benefits (Hybrid) - Human Resources Wustl · St. Louis New $186,900–$328,800 today 
Sr HR Business Partner Glanbia · West Haven New $115,000–$130,000 1d ago Sr. Manager, North America HRBP Lead Thorlabs · Newton New $127,000–$165,000 1d ago Human Resource Manager (Grocery - Full & MDC) Walmart · (USA) MO HARRISONVILLE 06065 GROCERY New $84,000–$126,000 1d ago Human Resources Leadership Program Associate Carrier · CAF77: CCS - CIB, 13995 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33418 USA New $53,000–$106,000 2d ago Senior Human Resources Business Partner Fa Esgu Saasfaprod1 · Minneapolis New $105,300–$158,000 2d ago Human Resources Director J.D. Irving · Saint John New CA$92,000–CA$134,500 2d ago Human Resources Generalist - Hybrid (Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Minnesota) OneDigital · Remote · US New $60,000–$70,000 2d ago 
HR Business Partner SI Solutions · San Jose New $97,920–$108,800 2d ago Human Resources Advisor | Titleist Acushnetgolf · Dartmouth New $72,976–$91,063 3d ago 
People Specialist, Performance Management Anthropic · London New £175,000–£220,000 3d ago 
HR Partner, Specialized Care Applied · Taneytown New $114,636–$171,955 3d ago 
Senior HR Advisor - 6 month contract Autodesk · Dublin New €53,000–€77,000 3d ago Sr. HR Business Partner - US Wealth BMO · Chicago New $100,000–$220,000 3d ago 
Associate HR Business Partner Bertelsmann · Slough New £48,000–£52,000 3d ago 
Senior HR Business Partner Bosch Group · West Memphis New $90,000–$100,000 3d ago HR Business Partner Consultant, Corporate Retail Stores Canadiantirecorporation · Calgary New CA$80,000–CA$85,000 3d ago 60 of 2,273 open roles. All HR business partner & generalist jobs