HR Business Partner & Generalist salary

63 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

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The best-evidenced figure here is for HR business partner & generalist roles at mid level across the United States: 867 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $77,500 and $122,500, with a median of $97,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $66,700, mid-level $97,500, senior $138,200 and lead $189,539. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 184% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 4 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $168,000 and Los Angeles the lowest at $96,250, a gap of roughly 75%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 29 of the 60 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

63 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$53,125 – $75,556	$66,700	54
Canada · country-wide	Entry	CA$65,018 – CA$76,850	CA$71,000	6hint
United Kingdom · country-wide	Entry	£35,000 – £50,000	£45,000	5hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$77,500 – $122,500	$97,500	867
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$70,000 – CA$103,250	CA$85,700	121
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£38,750 – £57,253	£48,749	55
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€39,013 – €58,307	€47,901	12
France · country-wide	Mid	€51,250 – €81,119	€52,500	7hint
Belgium · country-wide	Mid	€54,500 – €106,400	€60,000	5hint
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€57,500 – €77,500	€58,200	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$106,750 – $162,500	$138,200	346
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$101,175 – CA$133,875	CA$116,250	22
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£37,591 – £75,000	£43,250	14
United States · country-wide	Lead	$160,000 – $225,000	$189,539	282
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$112,438 – CA$151,788	CA$143,000	12
United Kingdom · country-wide	Lead	£68,019 – £87,000	£75,000	7hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$85,000 – $120,000	$99,500	41
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$91,800 – CA$130,544	CA$100,000	11
Remote · United States	Senior	$125,112 – $172,500	$143,750	31
Remote · United States	Lead	$167,500 – $215,521	$181,250	22
Arlington	Mid	$97,100 – $129,500	$104,200	7hint
Atlanta	Mid	$95,000 – $111,094	$96,460	5hint
Austin	Mid	$80,983 – $158,500	$83,750	5hint
Austin	Senior	$95,500 – $160,750	$145,500	7hint
Baltimore	Senior	$85,000 – $135,000	$97,134	5hint
Boston	Mid	$120,000 – $142,800	$125,000	9hint
Boston	Lead	$189,108 – $281,149	$238,798	6hint
Cambridge	Lead	$231,000 – $290,000	$282,500	5hint
Charlotte	Mid	$89,250 – $140,000	$105,000	7hint
Charlotte	Senior	$115,625 – $162,500	$162,500	6hint
Chicago	Mid	$81,875 – $121,875	$110,350	26
Chicago	Senior	$97,875 – $144,800	$123,663	12
Chicago	Lead	$139,375 – $198,125	$178,600	12
Denver	Mid	$86,750 – $118,500	$104,788	12
Houston	Mid	$69,875 – $96,875	$88,200	8hint
Houston	Senior	$90,000 – $125,200	$105,000	5hint
Irving	Mid	$99,650 – $132,289	$114,000	5hint
London	Mid	£40,000 – £62,500	£49,500	17
Los Angeles	Mid	$83,125 – $126,250	$96,250	26
Los Angeles	Senior	$106,344 – $152,500	$111,157	7hint
Mclean	Mid	$92,500 – $150,000	$107,500	5hint
Minneapolis	Mid	$89,750 – $120,000	$110,900	13
Mississauga	Mid	CA$65,000 – CA$106,063	CA$73,785	12
Montreal	Mid	CA$80,775 – CA$103,275	CA$91,050	6hint
New York	Mid	$84,375 – $160,563	$117,500	60
New York	Senior	$131,250 – $187,000	$159,000	35
New York	Lead	$180,000 – $237,970	$217,500	29
Phoenix	Mid	$56,683 – $83,475	$68,815	6hint
Richmond	Mid	$84,675 – $115,396	$101,717	6hint
San Diego	Mid	$99,676 – $141,000	$123,307	11
San Francisco	Mid	$122,500 – $200,000	$168,000	25
San Francisco	Senior	$153,781 – $205,000	$190,000	15
San Francisco	Lead	$225,000 – $260,150	$248,500	13
San Jose	Mid	$102,520 – $149,906	$121,425	12
Seattle	Mid	$105,000 – $145,000	$122,460	9hint
Seattle	Senior	$141,375 – $160,500	$153,750	6hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$80,000 – CA$110,250	CA$98,000	25
Toronto	Senior	CA$125,688 – CA$146,375	CA$138,375	6hint
Vancouver	Mid	CA$72,375 – CA$97,681	CA$90,363	6hint
Washington	Mid	$89,777 – $124,440	$99,056	8hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Top 60 of 63 ranges by sample size.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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