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HR Business Partner & Generalist salary in San Jose

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 17, 2026

HR Business Partner & Generalist pay in San Jose is measured from 17 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 12 postings put the middle half between $102,520 and $149,906, with a median of $121,425.

Against the 17 other measured markets for HR business partner & generalist at mid-level, this sits below 3 of them; San Francisco leads at $168,000.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

17 HR business partner & generalist roles are open in San Jose right now, 15 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $102,520 – $149,906 $121,425 12
Lead $223,850 – $235,000 $233,925 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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open HR business partner & generalist roles in San Jose · 15 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, $92,600–$221,000scale $50,000–$310,000