HR Generalist salary
4 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for HR generalist roles at mid level across the United States: 88 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $69,250 and $85,112, with a median of $78,500.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $78,500 and senior $101,162. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 29% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 4 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
4 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $69,250 – $85,112 | $78,500 | 88 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$65,000 – CA$103,484 | CA$70,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $86,875 – $108,625 | $101,162 | 28 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $78,500 – $87,295 | $79,365 | 5hint |
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.
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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Pay by market
1 pageOpen HR generalist roles · 3 with stated pay
HR Generalist (London) Coder · Remote · UK £56,000–£75,000 5d ago 
HR Generalist Jonas (Perseus Careers1) · Remote · Canada CA$144,031–CA$176,038 2mo ago 
HR Generalist (HR Local Representative) - Taiwan GoGlobal · Remote · Taiwan Pay not stated 2mo ago