Recruiting & Talent Acquisition salary

57 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026

Live recruiting & talent acquisition jobs

The best-evidenced figure here is for recruiting & talent acquisition roles at mid level across the United States: 787 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $77,000 and $137,500, with a median of $98,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $72,850, mid-level $98,000, senior $140,000 and lead $202,545. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 178% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $155,000 and Chicago the lowest at $90,000, a gap of roughly 72%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 30 of the 57 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

57 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$60,000 – $82,500	$72,850	49
United States · country-wide	Mid	$77,000 – $137,500	$98,000	787
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$70,250 – CA$88,163	CA$80,000	83
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£39,625 – £58,125	£42,750	28
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€48,441 – €59,100	€50,000	5hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$116,981 – A$154,231	A$133,425	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$110,375 – $167,705	$140,000	420
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$96,263 – CA$119,500	CA$104,000	30
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£48,219 – £96,375	£75,500	6hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$168,943 – $250,000	$202,545	124
Remote · United States	Mid	$74,625 – $130,094	$90,000	86
Remote · United States	Senior	$110,500 – $162,500	$140,000	69
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$97,550 – CA$116,650	CA$100,800	5hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$165,051 – $204,913	$177,500	12
Atlanta	Senior	$117,450 – $163,281	$151,500	7hint
Austin	Mid	$57,500 – $85,000	$71,240	13
Boston	Mid	$95,000 – $113,250	$105,000	11
Boston	Senior	$119,500 – $180,000	$135,000	9hint
Boston	Lead	$149,500 – $180,500	$149,500	5hint
Charlotte	Mid	$83,647 – $95,000	$85,000	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$75,500 – $106,875	$90,000	34
Chicago	Senior	$106,400 – $147,500	$110,000	21
Dallas	Mid	$74,000 – $92,600	$85,000	9hint
Denver	Mid	$72,050 – $101,785	$78,750	10
Denver	Senior	$110,000 – $151,500	$140,000	9hint
Irvine	Mid	$93,750 – $125,446	$105,000	7hint
Irving	Mid	$82,277 – $107,455	$93,000	7hint
London	Mid	£58,125 – £92,500	£66,850	10
Long Beach	Mid	$82,500 – $117,054	$100,128	5hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$95,103 – $117,250	$100,000	15
Mclean	Mid	$89,825 – $113,750	$97,800	8hint
Minneapolis	Mid	$125,550 – $192,500	$159,450	8hint
Mississauga	Mid	CA$78,750 – CA$96,475	CA$87,875	7hint
Mountain View	Senior	$140,000 – $160,279	$142,500	6hint
New York	Entry	$65,375 – $85,000	$75,750	12
New York	Mid	$90,000 – $154,000	$123,000	127
New York	Senior	$140,000 – $177,500	$155,000	61
New York	Lead	$192,500 – $244,525	$207,500	26
Palo Alto	Mid	$110,000 – $150,000	$125,000	5hint
Palo Alto	Senior	$165,000 – $180,000	$177,500	9hint
San Diego	Mid	$125,000 – $138,000	$130,000	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$111,500 – $180,000	$155,000	111
San Francisco	Senior	$164,325 – $195,000	$176,625	58
San Francisco	Lead	$215,000 – $253,000	$244,250	14
San Jose	Mid	$105,450 – $160,000	$155,000	5hint
San Jose	Senior	$118,638 – $186,625	$152,500	6hint
San Mateo	Mid	$100,000 – $168,084	$131,250	6hint
San Mateo	Senior	$155,000 – $180,000	$167,500	5hint
Seattle	Mid	$87,138 – $119,800	$92,500	7hint
Seattle	Senior	$134,969 – $192,234	$144,250	10
Toronto	Mid	CA$79,250 – CA$90,181	CA$82,075	32
Toronto	Senior	CA$101,750 – CA$138,850	CA$105,688	10
Torrance	Mid	$116,778 – $162,500	$120,000	7hint
Vancouver	Mid	CA$70,000 – CA$88,925	CA$75,000	7hint
Vancouver	Senior	CA$112,500 – CA$142,225	CA$116,450	6hint
Washington	Mid	$99,813 – $129,500	$105,000	7hint
Washington	Senior	$150,500 – $193,000	$153,500	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.