Side-by-side distribution
HR Manager
$132,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.3%
- Live roles
- 450
HR Business Partner
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.2%
- Live roles
- 398
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Highest-paying jobs
People Business Partner
People Business Partner
Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)
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Senior Director, HRBP
Senior Director, HRBP
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$79,425 | 7 |
|
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 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$162,000 | 2 |
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 |
HR Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $188,628 | 3 |
| Austin | $167,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 14 |
| New York | $150,000 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 7 |
| Boston | $145,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $140,000 | 5 |
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 |
HR Manager vs HR Business Partner: which pays more?
The median for HR Manager is $132,500 per year (typically $103,375–$163,375), versus $150,000 for HR Business Partner ($118,447–$194,000). That puts HR Business Partner about 13% 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.