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HR Director salary

1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 8, 2026

The one range measured here is for HR director roles at lead level across the United States: 8 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $198,438 and $226,375, with a median of $205,395.

The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.

Every measured range

1 by market and level
MarketLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
United States · country-wide Lead $198,438 – $226,375 $205,395 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.

Open HR director roles · 8 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, $166,579–$295,600scale $90,000–$420,000