Consultant, Human Resources (HR) Salary

Human resources is the department within a company that handles employees' hiring, training, questions, and issues. A human resources consultant typically is hired to find ways to improve relationships between the business and employee, increase retention, and grow overall staff satisfaction.

Human resource consultants may perform a variety of duties ranging from establishing recruiting practices to analyzing hiring procedures to producing systems that track employee performance. Human resource consultants often assist managers with the hiring process, training them to create effective, targeted job ads and develop a screening system for potential employees. They often guide managers through the interview process, ensuring that the final candidate is an excellent fit for the position.

Employee evaluations and assessments are important for the human resources department, since they can help managers determine which employees should get bonuses, promotions, or raises and who is not meeting expectations. Human resource consultants often assist in developing a formal, unbiased evaluation system to identify individual employees' strengths, weaknesses, and performance. Companies often hire outside human resource consultants to help establish guidelines in areas such as work safety, fair treatment, pay, and benefits packages.

Human resources consultants typically need extensive experience in human resources, preferably in a consulting role. They must have strong analytical and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to present proposed changes effectively to the human resources department and management. (Copyright 2018 PayScale.com)

Consultant, Human Resources (HR) Tasks

• Analyze HR practices, and recommend employee relations, employment, compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure legal compliance.
• Develop, plan and implement various HR initiatives such as compensation, benefits and performance management programs.
• Advise managers on organizational policy issues and recommend needed changes.

For Human Resources Consultants, Los Angeles provides a pay rate that is 39 percent greater than the national average. Human Resources Consultants will also find cushy salaries in Philadelphia (+23 percent), Houston (+14 percent), Boston (+12 percent), and Minneapolis (+12 percent). Dallas ranks last in the field for pay, reporting salaries 14 percent below the national average. Below-median salaries also turn up in Miami and Seattle (6 percent lower and 5 percent lower, respectively).