Side-by-side distribution
Compensation
$107,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.1%
- Live roles
- 273
HR Business Partner
$139,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33%
- Live roles
- 932
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Compensation Analyst
Sr. Total Rewards Manager
Senior Global Total Rewards Operations & Project Manager
Compensation Programs Manager - FT - Days - Total Rewards
Senior Compensation Programs Analyst
Sr. Analyst, Compensation
Compensation Operations Analyst
Senior Compensation Analyst
Total Rewards Manager
Lead Compensation Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Staff HR Business Partner
Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations
Executive HRBP - Grid Systems Integration
HRBP
People Business Partner Research and Development North America
Senior Director, HRBP
Sr. Director, HR Business Partner – Finance and Legal
Director, HR Business Partner
HR Business Partner
Director, People Business Partner – AMER Field Sales
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
El Camino Health
|
$172,058 | 2 |
|
Restaurant Brands International
|
$150,250 | 2 |
Capital One
|
$129,800 | 2 |
Legora AB
|
$128,400 | 2 |
Sentara Health
|
$101,608 | 2 |
Sony
|
$96,549 | 2 |
Arch Capital Group
|
$82,818 | 2 |
| GL Guardian Life | $82,513 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$167,000 | 5 |
CoreWeave
|
$147,500 | 4 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$106,250 | 4 |
Oshkosh Corporation
|
$84,000 | 4 |
Brex
|
$162,720 | 3 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $100,000 | 3 |
|
Okta
|
$260,000 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$237,500 | 2 |
Compensation salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 3 |
| Austin | $162,500 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $153,750 | 6 |
| Chicago | $130,000 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $129,005 | 4 |
| New York | $113,750 | 18 |
| Boston | $91,140 | 5 |
| Toronto | $87,737 | 6 |
HR Business Partner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,500 | 30 |
| New York | $171,000 | 45 |
| Atlanta | $167,000 | 3 |
| Austin | $165,000 | 9 |
| Seattle | $162,720 | 6 |
| Boston | $145,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $141,250 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $137,500 | 5 |
| London | $118,224 | 3 |
| Toronto | $100,093 | 10 |
Compensation vs HR Business Partner: which pays more?
The median for Compensation is $107,500 per year (typically $89,188–$134,325), versus $139,375 for HR Business Partner ($100,000–$178,000). That puts HR Business Partner about 30% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compensation and HR Business Partner 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.