HR Business Partner salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR business partner roles at mid level across the United States: 119 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $99,098 and $141,418, with a median of $115,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $115,000 and senior $145,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 27% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 9 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
HR Business Partner pay by specialization
HR Business Partner & Generalist 267Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 3
Live HR business partner roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
11 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $99,098 – $141,418 | $115,000 | 119 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$99,603 – CA$117,000 | CA$103,000 | 8hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £50,960 – £55,000 | £51,389 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $120,500 – $165,000 | $145,500 | 67 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $128,938 – $188,750 | $153,125 | 6hint |
| Austin | Senior | $110,000 – $165,000 | $145,500 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $103,575 – $122,500 | $116,250 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $141,500 – $207,500 | $180,000 | 7hint |
| New York | Senior | $130,534 – $172,538 | $165,068 | 6hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $135,660 – $200,000 | $140,000 | 5hint |
| San Francisco | Senior | $173,238 – $210,000 | $207,500 | 6hint |
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.
Pay by market
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Open HR business partner roles · 171 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $84,200–$169,000scale $50,000–$240,000
60 of 270 open roles. All HR business partner jobs