Side-by-side distribution
HR Manager
$124,850
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.1%
- Live roles
- 1,289
HR Business Partner
$139,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33%
- Live roles
- 932
Highest-paying jobs
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People & Culture - Senior Manager/Manager, Organizational Change Management
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People & Culture - Senior Manager/Manager, Employee Relations Advisory, People Practices & Compliance, DC
Senior Manager, Human Resources – Heart Failure Division
Senior Manager, People Success
Senior Manager, People Success
HR Reinvention Consulting Manager, Insurance
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 12 |
Target
|
$96,000 | 10 |
Kraft Heinz
|
$126,550 | 8 |
TreeHouse Foods
|
$124,000 | 6 |
Towne Park
|
$37,440 | 6 |
|
Accenture
|
$194,100 | 5 |
Bank of America
|
$140,000 | 5 |
Highwire
|
$112,500 | 5 |
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 |
HR Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $194,100 | 9 |
| Boston | $191,500 | 17 |
| Seattle | $175,000 | 13 |
| Austin | $165,000 | 11 |
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $150,625 | 17 |
| New York | $149,238 | 54 |
| Chicago | $139,601 | 26 |
| Denver | $137,500 | 13 |
| Toronto | $112,320 | 13 |
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 |
HR Manager vs HR Business Partner: which pays more?
The median for HR Manager is $124,850 per year (typically $95,000–$157,500), versus $139,375 for HR Business Partner ($100,000–$178,000). That puts HR Business Partner about 12% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so HR Manager 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.