HR Manager salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 16, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR manager roles at mid level across the United States: 45 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $97,500 and $130,000, with a median of $115,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 3 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
HR Manager pay by specialization
HR Business Partner & Generalist 111Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 2
Live HR manager roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $97,500 – $130,000 | $115,000 | 45 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £49,375 – £57,500 | £50,000 | 7hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $133,000 – $160,550 | $152,500 | 9hint |
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 manager roles · 58 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $90,000–$154,700scale $50,000–$220,000
60 of 113 open roles. All HR manager jobs