Human Resources (HR) Manager Salary

Updated: 25 May 2012
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Salary$38,995 - $85,278  
   
Bonus$194.19 - $10,416  
Profit Sharing$491.19 - $7,753  
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$36,019 - $88,997  
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Salary Range

Lowe's Home Improvement Inc.$38,743 - $59,143
U.S. Army$41,750 - $85,788
Target Corporation$43,349 - $67,572
U.S. Air Force (USAF)$38,000 - $88,589
U.S. Navy$41,712 - $66,033
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Salary Range

Manufacturing and Distribution$44,463 - $91,726
Healthcare$43,948 - $90,184
Retail$43,503 - $92,056
Information Technology (IT) Services$42,681 - $88,620
Hotel and Hospitality Management$40,027 - $80,743

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Key Statistics for Human Resources (HR) Manager Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
83%
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Male
17%
male alumni
Salary:$45,978 - $69,918 $49,165 - $78,592
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
2%
1-4 years
22%
5-9 years
29%
10-19 years
35%
20 years or more
11%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 85% dental benefits Dental: 75%
vision benefits Vision: 56% employee benefits None: 12%

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Human Resources (HR) Manager

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$36,019 - $88,997
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Human Resources (HR) Generalist
$31,760 - $66,585
Human Resources (HR) Assistant
$23,614 - $43,671
Human Resources (HR) Coordinator
$27,594 - $52,124
 
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Human Resources (HR) Manager

Salary Range

$36,019 - $88,997
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Human Resources (HR) Director
$42,792 - $128,857
Sr. Human Resources (HR) Manager
$52,648 - $129,317
Vice President (VP), Human Resources (HR)
$74,019 - $225,756
 

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Human Resources (HR) Manager Job Description

People with the job title Human Resources (HR) Manager typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, and regulatory compliance.
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities and staff of an organization.

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Salaries for Human Resources Managers

In an effort to increase productivity and morale, reduce job turnover, and create highly specialized workers, employers are looking more and more to human resources experts to help create workplace environments that will mutually benefit employer and employee alike. The basic theory for most human resources managers is that happy, well-trained workers create healthy, profitable companies. To put it simply, human resources managers work to promote healthy relationships between employers and employees. To find a Job Description for HR Managers, plus salaries for related job titles, see PayScale's human resources job description page.

With human resources managers looking out for the well being of everyone else, how well are they taken care of? Looking at Human Resources Salaries by Years Experience shows a salary range of around $30,000 to $50,000 for those entering the field. Salaries for human resources managers naturally increase as job experience accumulates. If you look at HR Salaries by Employer Type, you'll notice that some of the highest salaries for human resources managers are offered by government positions. However, the salaries for human resources managers working in the private sector are also competitive. If you're a human resources manager looking for which city has the most to offer, set your bearings Northeast or Northwest. The Human Resources Salaries by City chart shows that median salaries for human resources managers in New York and San Francisco are currently higher than in many other cities.

Are you Interested in taking your HR career to the executive level? Check out HR Executive Salaries, and find out how much money you can make as an executive HR director.

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Job security for H.R. in 2008
Human Resources (HR) Manager - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
In my 17 years of H.R., I've always taken the approach of knowing, hands-on, when possible, the jobs within the organization. Who better to recruit than the person who has actually performed the function? I've had a focus on making myself approachable, respected, yet well liked, and trusted by employees. Yes, believe it or not, an H.R. Manager can be well trusted by his/her employees! You can't isolate yourself today from your workers. You (H.R.)need to make yourself visible, EVERY SINGLE D...
Posted in Job Security on 19 Sep 2008
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Human Resources (HR) Manager - (City withheld for privacy), Virginia, United States
I live near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. This is a resort area. I have worked for most of the hotels and what I have learned is that they are franchised properties. The General Managers are too busy to recruit for the season and the turnover is so high. I could meet with the General Managers find out what they need, research the positions they have available, what skills are required and do the recruiting from home. I was trained by Marriott and was a Recruiter for Marriott, I know the dema...
Posted in Dream Job on 8 May 2008
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Human Resources (HR) Manager - (City withheld for privacy), New York, United States
The longer you take to ask for more compensation for taking on added responsibiity, the longer the perception that you are satisfied.
Posted in Negotiating Higher Pay on 16 Aug 2007
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