Side-by-side distribution
HR Business Partner
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.2%
- Live roles
- 398
People Operations
$142,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.5%
- Live roles
- 124
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
Highest-paying jobs
People Operations Manager
Sr. Manager, Global People Operations
Senior Manager, HR Operations
Head of People Ops
Senior Manager of People Operations
Senior Manager of Total Rewards & People Operations
Manager, People Operations
Senior Manager, People Operations
Senior Manager, People Business Partner — Operations
People Ops Manager
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 |
Karbon
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 |
People Operations salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $158,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $144,500 | 6 |
HR Business Partner vs People Operations: which pays more?
The median for HR Business Partner is $150,000 per year (typically $118,447–$194,000), versus $142,000 for People Operations ($121,250–$169,100). That puts HR Business Partner about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so HR Business Partner and People Operations 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.