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HR Business Partner & Generalist salary in San Francisco

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026

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HR Business Partner & Generalist pay in San Francisco is measured from 52 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 25 postings put the middle half between $122,500 and $200,000, with a median of $168,000.

Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $168,000, senior $190,000 and lead $245,250. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 46% more.

Against the 17 other measured markets for HR business partner & generalist at mid-level, this sits highest; Boston leads at $133,252.

58 HR business partner & generalist roles are open in San Francisco right now, 55 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $122,500 – $200,000 $168,000 25
Senior $154,843 – $205,000 $190,000 15
Lead $212,125 – $260,038 $245,250 12

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 San Francisco · 55 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, $126,000–$250,000scale $70,000–$350,000

Senior Human Resources Business Partner OpenArt AI · San Francisco New $105,000–$155,000 today Sr. HR Business Partner - US Wealth BMO · Chicago New $100,000–$220,000 3d ago Head of People Technology ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $200,000–$250,000 4d ago Head of People Technology Atoms · San Francisco $200,000–$250,000 4d ago People Business Partner - Product and Engineering ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $200,000–$250,000 5d ago People Business Partner - Product and Engineering Atoms · San Francisco $200,000–$250,000 5d ago Human Resources Generalist ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $100,000–$130,000 6d ago Human Resources Generalist Atoms · San Francisco $100,000–$130,000 6d ago Senior Manager, Employee Relations and Human Resources Business Partner Fenwick · Silicon Valley $126,000–$189,000 6d ago HR Business Partner OpenAI · San Francisco $200,000–$260,000 6d ago Head of People (Senior Director) Tonal · San Francisco $220,000–$300,000 6d ago HR Generalist Harper · San Francisco $100,000–$120,000 10d ago Lead HR Business Partner Rillet · San Francisco $180,000–$230,000 10d ago Senior HR Generalist Runway · Remote · US $150,000–$200,000 10d ago Senior/Staff HRBP Runway · Remote · US $200,000–$250,000 10d ago Head of People Substack · San Francisco $250,000–$295,000 10d ago Chief of Staff, People Team Zendesk · Austin $185,000–$277,000 10d ago HR Generalist Sephora · San Francisco $102,000–$114,000 11d ago Senior Manager, Human Resources 42dot · San Francisco $153,000–$220,000 12d ago Human Resources Manager Cooley · San Diego $155,000–$195,000 13d ago Director, HRBP Liveramp · San Francisco $222,500–$261,500 2w ago HR Business Partner Sephora · San Francisco $135,660 2w ago HR Business Partner (HRBP) Distyl AI · San Francisco $180,000–$220,000 2w ago Director of Human Resources Jewish Vocational Service · San Francisco $137,500–$157,500 2w ago Human Resources Manager II Cintas · San Francisco $82,960–$106,140 3w ago People Partner Nooks · San Francisco $155,000–$190,000 3w ago Manager, Global HR Business Partner Levi Strauss & Co · San Francisco $112,500–$165,000 3w ago People Partner, EPD Notion · San Francisco $220,000–$275,000 3w ago Human Resource Business Partner monks · California $110,000–$120,000 3w ago Human Resource Business Partner monks · New York $110,000–$120,000 3w ago Senior HR Business Partner, Delivery Mercor · San Francisco $180,000–$240,000 4w ago Vice President, People & Talent Armada · San Francisco $220,300–$300,000 5w ago People Partner Asana · San Francisco $176,000–$200,000 5w ago People Business Partner, GTM (Post Sales & Sales Development) Brex · San Francisco $144,640–$180,800 5w ago People Business Partner, GTM (Post Sales & Sales Development) Brex · New York $144,640–$180,800 5w ago People Business Partner, GTM (Post Sales & Sales Development) Brex · Seattle $144,640–$180,800 5w ago HR Business Partner Collective · San Francisco $130,000–$150,000 5w ago People Business Partner, Labs DoorDash USA · San Francisco $136,000–$200,000 5w ago GTM People Partner Meter · San Francisco $175,000–$225,000 5w ago People Partner Hadrian Automation · Los Angeles $170,000–$190,000 7w ago Senior HR Business Partner (Tech) Tubi · San Francisco $121,400–$173,500 8w ago Senior HR Business Partner, Engineering & Product Mercor · San Francisco $180,000–$240,000 8w ago Director of Human Resources Chinatown Community Development Center · San Francisco $169,000–$178,000 2mo ago Senior HR Business Partner - Engineering, Product, and Design Decagon · San Francisco $190,000–$240,000 2mo ago Head of People Exa · San Francisco $200,000–$350,000 2mo ago Senior People Business Partner Baseten · San Francisco $180,000–$230,000 3mo ago HRBP, Consumer Devices OpenAI · San Francisco $230,000–$260,000 3mo ago Senior Human Resources Analyst (1244) - Multiple Departments Citywide (C00184) City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco $139,828–$169,858 3mo ago Senior HRBP - G&A Vercel · San Francisco $180,000–$220,000 4mo ago Senior Manager, People & Organization - Pacific Northwest Chanel · San Francisco $87,500–$145,000 4mo ago Senior HRBP Kikoff · San Francisco $170,000–$210,000 5mo ago Sr. HR Business Partner Nebius · San Francisco $144,600–$180,700 5mo ago People Business Partner, Product & Design Harvey · San Francisco $165,400–$248,200 6mo ago Human Resources Generalist Avanath · San Francisco $70,000–$85,000 7mo ago Employee Success Partner (HRBP) Astranis · San Francisco $100,000–$145,000 1y ago Human Resources Business Partner, GTM Zip · San Francisco $122,500–$200,000e 2mo ago HR Business Partner Beacon Software · Toronto CA$80,000–CA$111,375e 5mo ago Human Resources Analyst (1241) - Multiple Departments Citywide (C00183) City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco $122,500–$200,000e 3y ago