Side-by-side distribution
Compensation
$105,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.2%
- Live roles
- 274
HR Manager
$124,850
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.6%
- Live roles
- 1,290
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
El Camino Health
|
$172,058 | 2 |
|
Restaurant Brands International
|
$150,250 | 2 |
Legora AB
|
$128,400 | 2 |
Sony
|
$96,549 | 2 |
Arch Capital Group
|
$82,818 | 2 |
| GL Guardian Life | $82,513 | 2 |
| MA Marsh | $72,000 | 2 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 13 |
Target
|
$96,000 | 11 |
Kraft Heinz
|
$126,550 | 8 |
TreeHouse Foods
|
$124,000 | 6 |
Towne Park
|
$37,440 | 6 |
|
Accenture
|
$194,100 | 5 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$146,900 | 5 |
| ME Medline | $126,500 | 5 |
Compensation salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $162,500 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 3 |
| Chicago | $130,000 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $129,005 | 4 |
| New York | $113,750 | 18 |
| Boston | $84,320 | 6 |
| Toronto | $82,974 | 7 |
HR Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $194,100 | 10 |
| Seattle | $182,800 | 12 |
| Boston | $180,750 | 18 |
| Austin | $172,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $158,750 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | $147,938 | 18 |
| New York | $146,863 | 54 |
| Chicago | $142,625 | 28 |
| Denver | $141,375 | 14 |
| Toronto | $101,887 | 13 |
Compensation vs HR Manager: which pays more?
The median for Compensation is $105,500 per year (typically $85,000–$130,588), versus $124,850 for HR Manager ($95,000–$157,500). That puts HR Manager about 18% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compensation and HR Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.