Side-by-side distribution
Compensation
$127,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52%
- Live roles
- 75
HR Business Partner
$145,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44%
- Live roles
- 402
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Compensation Analyst
Total Rewards Manager
Senior Manager of Global Total Rewards & Operations
Manager, Total Rewards
Senior Manager,Total Rewards and People Operations
Sales Compensation Analyst
Total Rewards Manager (Benefits and Compensation)
Senior Manager, People Ops & Total Rewards
Senior Compensation Analyst
Senior Total Rewards Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations
HRBP
Senior Director, HRBP
People Business Partner Director, Engineering
People Business Partner Director, Engineering
Senior HR Business Partner, Global Commercial Center
People Business Partner
People Business Partner
Executive Business Partner (CEO, VP of Finance, VP of People)
Director, HRBP - Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Ashby
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
Paxos
|
$201,453 | 1 |
|
Lantern
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Postman
|
$170,000 | 1 |
| AB Arc Boat Company | $170,000 | 1 |
|
Jamcity
|
$167,500 | 1 |
| NE NetBrain | $160,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$82,125 | 12 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 6 |
|
Brex
|
$162,720 | 5 |
Toast
|
$163,067 | 4 |
CoreWeave
|
$147,500 | 4 |
The New York Times
|
$167,500 | 3 |
Fivetran
|
$127,294 | 3 |
Harvey
|
$203,400 | 2 |
Compensation salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $145,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 3 |
| New York | $115,942 | 6 |
HR Business Partner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,500 | 19 |
| New York | $162,720 | 33 |
| Austin | $162,500 | 6 |
| Seattle | $149,700 | 4 |
| Boston | $127,500 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $117,500 | 3 |
| London | $114,855 | 8 |
| Toronto | $103,623 | 8 |
Compensation vs HR Business Partner: which pays more?
The median for Compensation is $127,500 per year (typically $96,250–$148,000), versus $145,000 for HR Business Partner ($115,000–$182,500). That puts HR Business Partner about 14% 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.