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HR Business Partner salary: median $95,000 a year

HR Business Partner listings that state pay run from $78,500 to $114,000 for the middle half, based on 280 current job listings. 678 hr business partner roles are open now.

HR Business Partner pay range

From 280 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$78,500
Median
$95,000
Upper quarter
$114,000

Do AI skills change hr business partner pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for hr business partner alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Human Resources listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $155,000, against $108,000 for those that never mention AI (+43.6%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$155,000
median, from 350 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$108,000
median, from 750 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.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

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

HR Business Partner salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Open hr business partner jobs

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HR Business Partner salary questions

How much does a hr business partner make?
Among 280 open hr business partner listings that state pay, the median is $95,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $78,500 and $114,000.
Where does this hr business partner 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 hr business partners the most?
Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $124,000.

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