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Director of Human Resources salary: median $131,000 a year

Director of Human Resources listings that state pay run from $112,500 to $157,000 for the middle half, based on 41 current job listings. 122 director of human resources roles are open now.

Director of Human Resources pay range

From 41 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$112,500
Median
$131,000
Upper quarter
$157,000

Do AI skills change director of human resources pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 10, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for director of human resources alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Human Resources listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $156,500, against $109,000 for those that never mention AI (+43.4%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$156,500
median, from 363 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$109,000
median, from 742 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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More pay data: Human Resources pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

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Director of Human Resources salary questions

How much does a director of human resources make?
Among 41 open director of human resources listings that state pay, the median is $131,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $112,500 and $157,000.
Where does this director of human resources pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays director of human resourcess the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $159,000.

Director of Human Resources is one of the ways director of human resources is written. The Director of Human Resources role page counts every spelling together: pay, best industries and states, skills and AI skills.

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