Side-by-side distribution
HR Manager
$134,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.5%
- Live roles
- 462
Learning & Development
$99,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.5%
- Live roles
- 106
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$79,375 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 5 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$173,500 | 4 |
Hadrian Automation
|
$170,000 | 3 |
Xometry
|
$132,500 | 3 |
Keller Executive Search
|
$98,548 | 3 |
The Pod Group
|
$90,000 | 3 |
Formlabs
|
$162,000 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Harlem Children's Zone
|
$30,000 | 3 |
|
Nebius
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
Distributed Spectrum
|
$250,000 | 1 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$195,000 | 1 |
|
Databricks
|
$180,875 | 1 |
|
CoreWeave Europe
|
$154,023 | 1 |
| AT Axsome Therapeutics | $152,500 | 1 |
|
Alamar Biosciences
|
$140,000 | 1 |
HR Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $172,500 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $155,250 | 16 |
| New York | $150,000 | 22 |
| Seattle | $147,500 | 4 |
| Austin | $145,000 | 5 |
| Boston | $136,250 | 6 |
| Chicago | $135,000 | 6 |
| Singapore | $79,375 | 5 |
Learning & Development salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $93,250 | 11 |
HR Manager vs Learning & Development: which pays more?
The median for HR Manager is $134,500 per year (typically $110,000–$164,500), versus $99,500 for Learning & Development ($79,400–$131,500). That puts HR Manager about 35% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so HR Manager and Learning & Development 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.