Side-by-side distribution
Compensation
$128,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.2%
- Live roles
- 62
HR Business Partner
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.2%
- Live roles
- 398
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Corporate FP&A Manager, Workforce Planning & Total Rewards
Senior Manager of Total Rewards & People Operations
Principal Compensation Analyst
Sales Compensation Analyst
Benefits - Total Rewards Manager
Senior Manager, Total Rewards
Senior Total Rewards Manager
Senior Manager, Total Rewards
Sr. Compensation Analyst
Sr. Compensation Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
People Business Partner
People Business Partner
Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)
Sr. Director, HR Business Partner — R&D
Director, People Business Partner
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & HRBP
Senior HR Business Partner
Senior Director, HRBP
Senior Director, HRBP
People Business Partner Director, Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| AX Axon | $133,146 | 2 |
|
Roblox
|
$254,095 | 1 |
|
Paxos
|
$201,453 | 1 |
|
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$177,300 | 1 |
| LA Lantern | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Postman
|
$170,000 | 1 |
| AB Arc Boat Company | $170,000 | 1 |
| TP Tonix Pharmaceuticals | $150,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Toast
|
$185,750 | 4 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 4 |
|
Moniepoint
|
$520,000 | 3 |
|
2K
|
$260,000 | 3 |
Floqast
|
$227,500 | 3 |
Cloudflare
|
$222,000 | 3 |
Cohere
|
$205,309 | 3 |
CoreWeave
|
$173,500 | 3 |
Compensation salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $135,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $126,690 | 3 |
| New York | $125,000 | 9 |
HR Business Partner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $222,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $213,000 | 18 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 7 |
| New York | $155,000 | 31 |
| Chicago | $153,500 | 5 |
| Seattle | $143,450 | 4 |
| London | $127,938 | 3 |
| Toronto | $118,859 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $114,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $88,000 | 4 |
Compensation vs HR Business Partner: which pays more?
The median for Compensation is $128,500 per year (typically $110,250–$148,281), versus $150,000 for HR Business Partner ($118,447–$194,000). That puts HR Business Partner about 17% 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.