The average pay for a Human Resources (HR) Generalist is $19.77 per hour.
The median Human Resources (HR) Generalist has a base pay of $52,554. Salaries generally range from $40k to $69k. The median bonus is $2,453. Skills that can affect salary include Employee Relations, Benefits Administration, Benefits & Compensation, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Recruiting, Hiring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Full-Cycle Recruiting, Leave of Absence Administration, Payroll Administration, Performance Management, Microsoft Word, Training, ADP Human Resources System.
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
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$36,719 - $69,419
Country: United States
Currency: USD
Updated: 8 Feb 2019
Individuals Reporting: 5,038
Job Description for Human Resources (HR) Generalist
A human resources generalist helps managers make decisions relating to human resources, such as maintaining good relationships with employees and hiring new talent. The generalist will often help upper management determine strategies for hiring quality personnel.
The generalist may also administer general human resources duties, such as payroll, benefits, and training. Sometimes, it may be essential to look over company policies and practices and to suggest changes. The generalist may deploy new human resources policies and practices. Strong teamwork skills are needed, as the human resources generalist will have to work with upper management and staff members. The human resources generalist will often work under the direction of a human resources director. However, the generalist will often supervise staff that perform general human resources administration jobs. Therefore, management skills will come in handy.
Usually, a minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required for this job, along with many years of related experience. Many positions prefer a master’s degree. This job is usually done in an office. However, visiting various departments and travel may be necessary, in order to meet with various employees. Strong computer skills are necessary, and it is usually essential to be able to be able to use Microsoft Word and Excel proficiently. This job has an abundance of duties that need to be performed, so it is important to be able to multitask and to work well under pressure. (Copyright 2019 PayScale.com)
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Pay by Experience for a Human Resources (HR) Generalist has a positive trend. An entry-level Human Resources (HR) Generalist with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $48,000 based on 6,846 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Human Resources (HR) Generalist with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $53,000 based on 4,141 salaries. An experienced Human Resources (HR) Generalist which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $54,000 based on 2,373 salaries. A Human Resources (HR) Generalist with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $56,000 based on 599 salaries.
Q: What is it like working as a Human Resources (HR) Generalist?
Human Resources (HR) Generalist in Novi:
"Working for the Employees."
Pros: I like being here for the employees, getting answers, resolving issues, providing them with the best representation of the company that I can possibly give.
Cons: The company is known for not always being generous with employee benefits and compensation. For instance, they have a Tuition Reimbursement program but is mostly in name only. It takes effort to be approved for it. Also the company pays for coffee but employees pay for sugar and cream.
Employees have left due to feeling being underpaid as well as having managment that doesn't listen to them or welcome advice on how to make things work better.
Human Resources (HR) Generalist in Miami:
"Growth potential."
Pros: Flexibility, able to make my own decisions, work closely with management and executives to make the goals of the company as well as provide job satisfaction to employees.
Cons: High expectations from employees with a sense of entitlement, not enough leeway with important decisions that I feel would benefit the company as well as employees, limited responsibilities when it comes to strategic developments.
Human Resources (HR) Generalist in Muskegon:
"Being pulled in 500 directions every minute very stressful."
Pros: The relationship I develop with my employees.
Cons: I'm expected to do 500 things at once and work 60 hours a week and still am not caught up enough.
Human Resources (HR) Generalist in Dayton:
"Rewarding and Challenging."
Pros: Helping hiring managers resolve problems.
Cons: Lack of business processes.
Human Resources (HR) Generalist in Washington:
"Educated HR Professionals Succeed."
All HR Generalist worth their salt, stay up to date on legal issues, industry standards and news. Utilize every networking connection, every colleague to gain information on what is up and coming in HR.
Utilize free online resources such as LinkedIn, SHRM and Department of Labor to name a few. These sites have a plethora of information on labor market information and legal statute changes.
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