Side-by-side distribution
HR Business Partner
$151,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.1%
- Live roles
- 387
Learning & Development
$99,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.5%
- Live roles
- 106
Highest-paying jobs
People Business Partner - Kenya
Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)
People Business Partner
HR Business Partner Director
Senior Director, People Business Partner
Sr. Director, HR Business Partner — R&D
Director, People Business Partner
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & HRBP
Senior Director, HRBP
Senior Director, HRBP
Highest-paying jobs
AI/ML Specialist Solutions Architect
Machine Learning Research, RF Foundation Models Specialist
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - HPC/AI/ML
Specialist Solutions Architect - AI/ML
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - HPC/AI/ML
Senior Manager, Sales Training and Development
Senior Manager, Learning and Development (Commercial)
Sr Specialist, Learning Technology
Learning Community Specialist
Senior Claims Learning & Development Specialist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$82,125 | 5 |
Toast
|
$185,750 | 4 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 4 |
|
Moniepoint
|
$520,000 | 3 |
|
2K
|
$260,000 | 3 |
Cloudflare
|
$222,000 | 3 |
Cohere
|
$205,309 | 3 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$173,500 | 3 |
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 Business Partner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $222,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $213,500 | 17 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 7 |
| New York | $153,500 | 35 |
| Seattle | $149,400 | 3 |
| Chicago | $143,500 | 4 |
| London | $127,938 | 3 |
| Toronto | $126,873 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $119,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $88,000 | 4 |
Learning & Development salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $93,250 | 11 |
HR Business Partner vs Learning & Development: which pays more?
The median for HR Business Partner is $151,000 per year (typically $116,792–$190,000), versus $99,500 for Learning & Development ($79,400–$131,500). That puts HR Business Partner about 52% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so HR Business Partner 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.