Recruiting & Talent Acquisition salary

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

Live recruiting & talent acquisition jobs

The best-evidenced figure here is for recruiting & talent acquisition roles at mid level across the United States: 853 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $77,000 and $136,000, with a median of $97,850.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $72,000, mid-level $97,850, senior $140,000 and lead $202,590. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 181% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $155,000 and Chicago the lowest at $90,000, a gap of roughly 72%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 33 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

66 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$60,000 – $82,500	$72,000	53
Canada · country-wide	Entry	CA$59,155 – CA$77,000	CA$59,300	5hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$77,000 – $136,000	$97,850	853
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$70,000 – CA$85,719	CA$80,000	92
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£38,875 – £59,375	£42,750	30
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€48,830 – €58,213	€52,775	6hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$116,981 – A$154,231	A$133,425	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$110,550 – $169,201	$140,000	456
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$96,675 – CA$120,400	CA$105,000	31
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£48,219 – £96,375	£75,500	6hint
France · country-wide	Senior	€67,500 – €91,200	€71,800	5hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$165,385 – $248,000	$202,590	131
Remote · United States	Entry	$53,500 – $73,164	$65,000	5hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$75,000 – $130,739	$90,250	100
Remote · United States	Senior	$109,588 – $162,250	$138,750	78
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$97,550 – CA$116,650	CA$100,800	5hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$165,051 – $204,913	$177,500	12
Atlanta	Mid	$77,500 – $115,100	$115,100	5hint
Atlanta	Senior	$117,450 – $171,781	$151,500	7hint
Austin	Mid	$58,125 – $88,750	$75,620	14
Boston	Mid	$99,375 – $114,000	$107,500	12
Boston	Senior	$119,500 – $180,000	$135,000	9hint
Boston	Lead	$149,500 – $190,000	$149,500	5hint
Charlotte	Mid	$83,647 – $95,000	$85,000	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$76,000 – $110,000	$90,000	35
Chicago	Senior	$106,500 – $147,500	$117,000	21
Dallas	Mid	$74,000 – $92,600	$85,000	9hint
Denver	Mid	$73,150 – $98,227	$78,750	12
Denver	Senior	$110,000 – $151,500	$140,000	9hint
El Segundo	Mid	$122,550 – $135,000	$125,500	5hint
Irvine	Mid	$86,000 – $125,446	$105,000	7hint
Irving	Mid	$82,277 – $102,255	$93,000	7hint
London	Mid	£61,250 – £103,750	£69,350	10
Long Beach	Mid	$82,500 – $117,054	$100,128	5hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$93,000 – $114,500	$100,000	17
Mclean	Mid	$90,600 – $112,500	$93,750	9hint
Minneapolis	Mid	$125,550 – $192,500	$159,450	8hint
Minneapolis	Senior	$111,850 – $127,050	$118,800	5hint
Mississauga	Mid	CA$79,375 – CA$103,037	CA$90,413	8hint
Montreal	Mid	CA$65,900 – CA$80,500	CA$76,900	5hint
Mountain View	Senior	$140,000 – $160,279	$142,500	6hint
New York	Entry	$65,000 – $82,500	$77,500	13
New York	Mid	$90,000 – $155,000	$125,000	136
New York	Senior	$127,500 – $176,250	$155,000	71
New York	Lead	$186,250 – $243,850	$205,000	27
Palo Alto	Senior	$165,000 – $180,000	$177,500	9hint
San Francisco	Mid	$112,750 – $180,000	$155,000	115
San Francisco	Senior	$160,000 – $195,000	$175,750	59
San Francisco	Lead	$215,000 – $257,225	$250,000	15
San Jose	Senior	$119,425 – $185,750	$175,000	7hint
San Mateo	Mid	$100,000 – $168,084	$131,250	6hint
Seattle	Mid	$88,069 – $112,500	$98,550	8hint
Seattle	Senior	$137,438 – $214,625	$145,000	11
Toronto	Mid	CA$77,750 – CA$90,544	CA$82,075	34
Toronto	Senior	CA$103,125 – CA$143,550	CA$113,388	10
Torrance	Mid	$116,778 – $162,500	$120,000	7hint
Vancouver	Mid	CA$70,000 – CA$83,588	CA$75,500	8hint
Vancouver	Senior	CA$112,500 – CA$142,225	CA$116,450	6hint
Washington	Mid	$94,106 – $129,250	$103,325	8hint
Washington	Senior	$131,479 – $190,250	$152,000	6hint

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 66 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.

by the team behind remoteroles