HR Generalist salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR generalist roles at mid level across the United States: 78 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $69,625 and $85,335, with a median of $78,563.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $78,563 and senior $101,323. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 29% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.
HR Generalist pay by specialization
HR Business Partner & Generalist 133Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 1
Live HR generalist roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $69,625 – $85,335 | $78,563 | 78 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $86,250 – $110,750 | $101,323 | 27 |
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 market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open HR generalist roles · 93 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $68,000–$108,100scale $40,000–$160,000
HR Generalist The Hershey Company · Edgerton $86,400–$108,000 4d ago 
HR Generalist, Catalyst Program Westinghouse Electric Company · Hopkins $54,000–$67,500 4d ago 
Senior HR Generalist nintex · Bellevue $80,000–$130,000 4d ago Sr HR Generalist Plexus · Raleigh $81,100–$121,700 5d ago HR Generalist Sysco · Sysco Seattle - Kent $65,400–$98,000 5d ago 
HR Generalist Trane Technologies · Pueblo $56,300–$101,394 5d ago HR Generalist Dufry · East Boston $64,789–$76,222 6d ago HR Generalist (Lacey, WA) Medline · Lacey $73,000–$110,000 6d ago 
Sr. HR Generalist- HR Operations Neurocrine · US CA San Diego $97,000–$133,000 6d ago Sr. Care Center HR Generalist Privia Health · Houston $83,000–$87,000 6d ago HR Generalist Tmhcc · Encino $73,400–$92,000 6d ago HR Generalist, L&S Administrative Regional Team University of Wisconsin-Madison · University of Wisconsin Madison $57,000–$70,000 6d ago HR Generalist (Brampton, ON) Wolseley Canada · GTA North MDC CA$60,000–CA$80,000 6d ago 
HR Generalist Super Micro Computer · San Jose $90,000–$110,000 7d ago HR Generalist Trane Technologies · Fort Smith $51,800–$73,850 7d ago 
HR Generalist Harper · San Francisco $100,000–$120,000 10d ago 
Senior HR Generalist Runway · Remote · US $150,000–$200,000 10d ago HR Generalist DISA · Pasadena $57,500–$71,000 11d ago 
HR Generalist Sephora · San Francisco $102,000–$114,000 11d ago Senior HR Generalist bronteconstruction · Burlington CA$80,000–CA$100,000 11d ago HR Generalist SBM · Boise $70,000–$75,000 12d ago HR Generalist II Modivcare · Phoenix $60,800–$82,000 13d ago HR Generalist rkl · Lancaster $65,000–$75,000 13d ago HR Generalist / People Consultant Bristolmyerssquibb · Princeton LVL $75,310–$91,258 2w ago 
HR Generalist Skirball Cultural Center · Los Angeles $75,000–$80,000 2w ago Senior HR Generalist Conagra Brands (Careers US) · Oakdale $82,000–$120,000 2w ago 
HR Generalist The New York Times · New York $80,000–$90,000 2w ago Senior HR Generalist Conagra Brands (Careers US) · Russellville $82,000–$120,000 2w ago Senior HR Generalist Pae · NV-Fallon $85,000 2w ago HR Generalist Sysco · Newport Southern California $62,600–$94,000 2w ago 
HR Generalist Jerry.ai · Remote · US $80,000–$100,000 2w ago Bilingual HR Generalist SBM · Burlingame $90,000–$95,000 2w ago 
HR Generalist Sappi · Westbrook $69,000–$80,000 2w ago 
HR Generalist I Richland County · 2000 Hampton Street From $56,697 2w ago Bilingual HR Generalist SBM · Thousand Oaks $75,000–$85,000 3w ago 
HR Generalist Baker Concrete · Littleton $88,333–$95,000 3w ago HR Generalist Cw · Cary $72,250–$85,000 3w ago 
Senior HR Generalist – Pensacola Danaher · Pensacola $90,000–$100,000 3w ago HR Generalist (Temp) Heidelbergmaterials · Picton CA$88,700–CA$118,267 3w ago Senior HR Generalist – Muskegon Danaher · Muskegon $90,000–$120,000 3w ago 
HR Generalist HD Supply · Denver-CO-US $70,600–$104,100 3w ago Senior HR Generalist (Carteret, NJ) Medline · OPS- Carteret $85,000–$128,000 3w ago Senior HR Generalist Pae · NV-Fallon $80,000–$85,000 3w ago 
HR Generalist, MSNOW Versant · New York $77,000–$83,000 3w ago HR Generalist (Houston, TX) Medline · Houston $73,000–$110,000 3w ago HR Generalist SBM · Beaverton $80,000–$90,000 3w ago 
Apprentice HR Generalist Smiths Group · Slough £26,784–£30,680 3w ago 
HR Generalist Asbury Communities · Frederick $65,000–$72,000 4w ago 
Senior HR Generalist SI Solutions · San Jose $86,480–$108,100 4w ago 
HR Generalist J M Huber Corporation · San Giorgio Di Piano €33,800–€44,000 4w ago Senior HR Generalist US Kraft Heinz · Fremont $77,800–$97,300 4w ago Bilingual Senior HR Generalist Cw · Washington $72,250–$85,000 4w ago HR Generalist - Second Shift HD Supply · Burlington-NJ-US $70,600–$104,100 4w ago 
Junior HR Generalist STUDS · 594 Broadway Suite 200 New York NY 10012 $80,000–$90,000 4w ago HR Generalist Orthoclinical · Rochester $80,000–$100,000 5w ago HR Generalist Winlandfoods · MO Lee's Summit $63,000–$90,000 5w ago 60 of 134 open roles. All HR generalist jobs