Talent Acquisition Specialist salary
6 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for talent acquisition specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 59 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $70,000 and $86,749, with a median of $75,650.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $75,650 and senior $109,800. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 45% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 6 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
6 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $70,000 – $86,749 | $75,650 | 59 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$68,750 – CA$80,000 | CA$77,500 | 15 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $90,000 – $117,500 | $109,800 | 13 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $75,000 – $85,997 | $85,997 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $75,000 – $81,250 | $75,000 | 7hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$68,750 – CA$80,000 | CA$80,000 | 7hint |
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.
Pay by market
3 pagesOpen talent acquisition specialist roles · 62 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $60,000–$103,396scale $30,000–$150,000
60 of 142 open roles. All talent acquisition specialist jobs