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Human Resources Manager salary: median $95,000 a year

Human Resources Manager listings that state pay run from $90,000 to $110,000 for the middle half, based on 83 current job listings. 249 human resources manager roles are open now.

Human Resources Manager pay range

From 83 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$90,000
Median
$95,000
Upper quarter
$110,000

Do AI skills change human resources manager pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for human resources manager 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.

Human Resources Manager 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 human resources manager jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Human Resources jobs in the rankings

Rankings about human resources jobs

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Human Resources Manager salary questions

How much does a human resources manager make?
Among 83 open human resources manager listings that state pay, the median is $95,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $90,000 and $110,000.
Where does this human resources manager 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 human resources managers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Washington has the highest median listed pay at $95,000.

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