Six Figure Work

HR & recruiting jobs with a published base of $100K+

HR and recruiting jobs cover talent acquisition, HR business partners, compensation and total rewards, HR systems and people operations. Software companies post many of them, and recruiting roles are often split by what they hire for, such as technical, go-to-market or executive search.

Published pay at a glance

1,226 open postings from 533 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$140K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$165K
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$120K and $165K
Median published range width
$44,800
Publish a starting base of $150K+
42%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
10%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K354
  2. $125K - $150K359
  3. $150K - $175K274
  4. $175K - $200K119
  5. $200K - $225K64
  6. $225K - $250K25
  7. $250K - $275K18
  8. $275K - $300K6
  9. $300K - $325K3
  10. $325K - $350K3
  11. $350K - $375K1

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

387 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 1,226 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 1,226 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic7$240K
Okta4$217K
DDN3$200K
Adyen3$195K
Decagon7$190K
Veho4$187,500
OpenAI14$183,500
Modal5$180K
OpenGov4$180K
Assort Health3$180K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (514), New York (211), Washington (67), Massachusetts (50), Virginia (40), Texas (38), Illinois (33), Washington, DC (16), Colorado (13), Georgia (11).

Of the 40% of postings that state a workplace: 11% remote, 44% hybrid, 45% on-site. 60% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.