HR Specialist salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 17 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $61,646 and $89,550, with a median of $66,326.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
HR Specialist pay by specialization
HR Business Partner & Generalist 56Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 3
Live HR specialist 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 | $61,646 – $89,550 | $66,326 | 17 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $97,500 – $103,600 | $100,000 | 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 market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open HR specialist roles · 23 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, $60,000–$114,008scale $30,000–$160,000