HR Business Partner & Generalist salary in Chicago
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 17, 2026
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HR Business Partner & Generalist pay in Chicago is measured from 47 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 25 postings put the middle half between $87,500 and $132,500, with a median of $115,700.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $115,700, senior $112,826 and lead $170,000.
Against the 17 other measured markets for HR business partner & generalist at mid-level, this sits below 4 of them; San Francisco leads at $168,000.
42 HR business partner & generalist roles are open in Chicago right now, 40 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $87,500 – $132,500 | $115,700 | 25 |
| Senior | $94,750 – $149,600 | $112,826 | 11 |
| Lead | $138,750 – $201,250 | $170,000 | 11 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open HR business partner & generalist roles in Chicago · 40 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, $85,000–$191,000scale $50,000–$270,000
Director, Global HR People Lead, Digital Services Mdlz · East Hanover New $142,700–$235,455 today Sr. HR Business Partner - US Wealth BMO · Chicago New $100,000–$220,000 3d ago HR Business Partner Cars · Chicago New $93,100–$114,050 3d ago 
Sr. Director, HR Business Partner OpenGov · Chicago New $200,000–$246,000 3d ago Sr. Director, HR Business Partner OpenGov · Chicago New $200,000–$246,000 3d ago 
Human Resources Assistant Asmglobal · Chicago $55,000–$65,000 4d ago Senior Human Resource Specialist Insperity · Chicago $68,040–$77,411 4d ago HR Business Partner Campingworld · Chicago $91,800–$140,700 6d ago 
HR Coordinator Fitch · Chicago $60,000–$65,000 6d ago Junior HR Business Partner (Remote) AssociatedPress · Remote · US $65,000–$75,000 7d ago Human Resources Coordinator McDermott Will & Schulte · New York $65,000–$70,000 7d ago 
Human Resources Manager Troutman · Chicago $85,000–$125,000 7d ago Senior Human Resources Manager - Hilton Chicago Efet · Chicago $85,000–$92,000 10d ago 
Manufacturing, HR Business Partner Ford Motor Company · Chicago $86,600–$144,900 2w ago 
HR Business Partner JLL · Chicago $90,000–$110,000 2w ago Senior Director, HR Partner, JLL Technologies JLL · Chicago $190,000–$225,000 3w ago 
Human Resources Generalist - Scheduler Midwest Express Clinic · Chicago $65,000–$80,000 3w ago Lead, HR Manager, WHQ People & Performance US Kraft Heinz · Chicago $141,500–$176,900 3w ago 
Senior Human Resources Director, Benefits, Compensation & HR Operations Gateway Foundation · Chicago $120,000–$160,000 3w ago Generalist, Human Resources Rxo · Chicago $65,000–$70,000 4w ago 
Senior People Generalist Chicago Ferrero · Chicago $96,708–$128,944 4w ago 
Director, Human Resources Business Partner BNI ABM US · Chicago $165,000–$175,000 5w ago HR Business Partner Brookfield · Chicago $110,000–$135,000 5w ago 
Human Resources Business Partner Hntb · Chicago $105,590–$165,154 6w ago 
HR Business Partner Ntrs · Chicago $114,500–$194,700 6w ago Director, Human Resources Zekelman · Chicago $140,000–$200,000 6w ago Human Resources Business Partner Dyson · Chicago $115,000–$150,000 6w ago Associate Director, International Human Resources University of Chicago · Chicago $89,250–$115,500 7w ago 
HR Business Partner Manager Chrobinson · Chicago $84,800–$191,000 7w ago People Lead, Logistics Mdlz · Chicago $140,300–$192,940 7w ago 
Sr. HR Business Partner Clearwateranalytics · Boise $130,000–$150,000 7w ago Human Resources Generalist University of Chicago · Chicago $75,000–$85,000 2mo ago Associate Director, Human Resources University of Chicago · Chicago $95,000–$120,000 2mo ago Manufacturing, HR Business Partner Ford Motor Company · Chicago $86,500–$144,900 3mo ago 
People Partner, GTM Asana · Chicago $158,000–$180,000 5mo ago Manager, HR Business Partner – Commercial Sales US Kraft Heinz · Chicago $104,200–$130,200 7mo ago Sr. Deputy Human Resources Manager - To 140K - Chicago, IL - Job 3724 The Symicor Group · Chicago Up to $140,000 8mo ago 
Human Resources Director-Remote Aramark · Remote · US $125,000–$150,000 
Senior HR Manager (Chicago O'Hare) Komatsu · Chicago $124,000–$145,000 
Vice President, Human Resources Modine · Chicago $240,000–$325,000 Human Resource Intern (Summer Internship 6/7/2027 - 8/13/2027) Brookfield Properties · Chicago Pay not stated 5w ago Vice President, People & Culture C3 Industries · Remote · US $157,500–$225,000e 5w ago