What are the main factors that influence an HR Partner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An HR Partner's salary?

An HR Partner's salary grows with experience: an HR Operations Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $61,273, an HR Operations Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $74,197, an HR Partner (4-7 years)earns $88,763, an HR Operations Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $119,451, an HR Operations Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $140,155,

What are the highest paying states for an HR Partner?

HR Partner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HR Partner roles are District of Columbia $97,953, California $97,581, Massachusetts $96,281. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HR Partner roles make?

Salaries for HR Partner level roles vary by specialization: Director, Hr Business Partner: $201,187; HR Business Partner V: $152,475; HR Business Partner IV: $120,994; HR Business Partner: $96,603; Advisory HR Business Partner: $95,400.

How do different companies affect an HR Partner's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for HR Partner roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

HR Partner Salary in the United States

How much does an HR Partner make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an HR Partner in the United States is $88,469 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, an HR Partner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,446
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,290 to $94,215
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,755

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HR Partner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,215	$7,851	$1,812	$45
Average	$88,469	$7,372	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$81,290	$6,774	$1,563	$39

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Key Factors That Influence HR Partner Salaries

An HR Partner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects HR Partner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an HR Partner's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,273
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,197
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,763
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,451
Expert (over 8 years): $140,155

Levels	Salary
HR Operat... Level HR Partner	$61,273
HR Operat... Level HR Partner	$74,197
HR Partne... Level HR Partner	$88,763
HR Operat... Level HR Partner	$119,451
HR Operat... Level HR Partner	$140,155

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How Do HR Partner Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract HR Partners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,953.
California: $97,581.
Massachusetts: $96,281.

District of Columbia $97,953 California $97,581 Massachusetts $96,281 Washington $95,927 New Jersey $95,891 Alaska $95,767 Connecticut $94,547 New York $94,051

Hawaii $92,468 Rhode Island $91,724 Maryland $91,220 Minnesota $90,530 Colorado $90,265 Illinois $90,176 Oregon $89,840 Delaware $89,592

New Hampshire $89,437 Virginia $89,088 Pennsylvania $88,071 Nevada $87,558 North Dakota $87,389 Michigan $87,124 Wisconsin $87,027 Vermont $86,832

Texas $86,292 Maine $86,257 Arizona $86,204 Ohio $86,142 Georgia $85,328 Indiana $84,921 Wyoming $84,842 Utah $84,718

Iowa $84,665 Kansas $84,240 Louisiana $84,116 North Carolina $84,072 Missouri $84,054 Florida $83,709 Montana $83,523 Nebraska $83,346

Kentucky $83,249 South Carolina $82,895 Tennessee $82,674 Idaho $82,586 New Mexico $81,940 Oklahoma $81,798 Alabama $81,276 South Dakota $80,400

Arkansas $79,923 West Virginia $79,666 Mississippi $78,896

Top Paying Cities for HR Partners

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $111,586
San Francisco: $110,489
Oakland: $108,038

San Jose, CA $111,586

San Francisco, CA $110,489

Oakland, CA $108,038

New York, NY $102,526

Queens Village, NY $101,863

Paramus, NJ $101,155

Passaic, NJ $101,067

Bergenfield, NJ $100,978

Stamford, CT $100,846

Huntington, NY $100,757

Newark, NJ $100,182

Bridgeport, CT $100,005

New Brunswick, NJ $99,713

Vallejo, CA $99,527

Middlesex, NJ $99,474

Somerset, NJ $99,395

Petaluma, CA $99,191

Santa Cruz, CA $98,846

Boston, MA $98,669

Monterey, CA $98,227

Fairbanks, AK $98,165

Los Angeles, CA $97,997

Washington, DC $97,953

Seattle, WA $97,793

Santa Rosa, CA $97,776

Juneau, AK $97,519

Orange, CA $97,227

Anchorage, AK $97,068

Anaheim, CA $97,006

Santa Ana, CA $96,873

Nassau, NY $96,820

Long Beach, CA $96,785

Danbury, CT $96,758

Santa Maria, CA $96,457

Everett, WA $96,440

Bremerton, WA $96,006

Trenton, NJ $95,838

Sacramento, CA $95,803

San Diego, CA $95,759

Brockton, MA $95,723

Tacoma, WA $95,688

Santa Barbara, CA $95,564

Lowell, MA $95,210

New Suffolk, NY $95,175

Nashua, NH $95,069

Lompoc, CA $94,927

Ventura, CA $94,839

Stockton, CA $94,812

New Haven, CT $94,635

Atlantic City, NJ $94,405

Hartford, CT $94,210

Modesto, CA $94,166

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,972

New Britain, CT $93,927

Kennewick, WA $93,803

Olympia, WA $93,803

New London, CT $93,786

Norwich, CT $93,759

Lawrence, MA $93,715

Bakersfield, CA $93,467

New Bedford, MA $93,343

Riverside, CA $93,343

Richland, WA $93,255

Portsmouth, NH $93,184

Vineland, NJ $93,166

San Bernardino, CA $93,096

Boulder, CO $92,848

Worcester, MA $92,777

Portland, OR $92,698

Saint Paul, MN $92,591

Minneapolis, MN $92,591

Philadelphia, PA $92,468

Honolulu, HI $91,999

Springfield, MA $91,689

Providence, RI $91,680

Chicago, IL $91,424

Bellingham, WA $91,317

Baltimore, MD $91,220

Chico, CA $90,999

Wilmington, DE $90,849

Pittsfield, MA $90,760

Manchester, NH $90,592

Spokane, WA $90,203

Denver, CO $90,194

Albany, NY $89,778

Troy, NY $89,743

Schenectady, NY $89,557

Burlington, VT $89,362

Portland, ME $89,053

Salem, OR $88,982

Yakima, WA $88,964

Ann Arbor, MI $88,938

Rochester, MN $88,690

Reno, NV $88,646

Fresno, CA $88,646

Milwaukee, WI $88,566

Detroit, MI $88,478

Allentown, PA $88,451

Carson City, NV $88,442

Houston, TX $88,310

Colorado Springs, CO $88,301

Syracuse, NY $88,256

Eugene, OR $88,088

Gary, IN $87,982

Bismarck, ND $87,982

Galveston, TX $87,982

Springfield, OR $87,911

Medford, OR $87,699

Fort Collins, CO $87,664

Austin, TX $87,593

Mesa, AZ $87,407

Phoenix, AZ $87,389

Dallas, TX $87,363

Reading, PA $87,310

Saint Cloud, MN $87,274

Concord, NH $87,195

Madison, WI $87,159

Utica, NY $86,921

Raleigh, NC $86,850

Las Vegas, NV $86,841

Rochester, NY $86,779

Des Moines, IA $86,770

Atlanta, GA $86,629

Battle Creek, MI $86,602

Salt Lake City, UT $86,576

Lancaster, PA $86,443

Champaign, IL $86,425

Harrisburg, PA $86,319

Durham, NC $86,239

Kansas City, MO $86,230

Kansas City, KS $86,213

Fort Worth, TX $86,204

Boca Raton, FL $86,169

Cleveland, OH $86,160

Columbus, OH $86,142

Pittsburgh, PA $86,133

Richmond, VA $86,098

Indianapolis, IN $86,080

Cincinnati, OH $85,965

Petersburg, VA $85,832

Lansing, MI $85,638

Billings, MT $85,638

Huntsville, AL $85,638

Lebanon, PA $85,629

Pueblo, CO $85,620

Dayton, OH $85,620

Appleton, WI $85,594

Buffalo, NY $85,558

Racine, WI $85,514

Charlotte, NC $85,505

Saint Louis, MO $85,479

Springfield, IL $85,443

York, PA $85,425

Elkhart, IN $85,425

Gastonia, NC $85,417

Benton Harbor, MI $85,417

Beaumont, TX $85,363

Lorain, OH $85,346

Toledo, OH $85,310

Binghamton, NY $85,266

Rock Hill, SC $85,257

Rockford, IL $85,213

Elyria, OH $85,169

Fargo, ND $85,169

Flagstaff, AZ $85,107

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,054

Miami, FL $85,001

Duluth, MN $84,859

Bangor, ME $84,744

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,647

Louisville, KY $84,603

Grand Rapids, MI $84,585

Hialeah, FL $84,576

Casper, WY $84,452

Scranton, PA $84,346

New Orleans, LA $84,320

Virginia Beach, VA $84,311

Akron, OH $84,266

Peoria, IL $84,151

Sarasota, FL $84,134

Green Bay, WI $84,072

Baton Rouge, LA $84,028

Charleston, SC $84,010

Nashville, TN $83,983

Jamestown, NY $83,966

Davenport, IA $83,966

Tucson, AZ $83,921

Cheyenne, WY $83,895

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,868

Tampa, FL $83,851

Omaha, NE $83,833

Evansville, IN $83,798

Port Arthur, TX $83,798

Bradenton, FL $83,762

Santa Fe, NM $83,603

Orlando, FL $83,515

Clearwater, FL $83,417

La Crosse, WI $83,231

Canton, OH $83,231

Grand Forks, ND $83,205

Tulsa, OK $83,178

Albuquerque, NM $83,178

Newport News, VA $83,169

High Point, NC $83,143

Ogden, UT $83,108

Corpus Christi, TX $83,037

Laramie, WY $82,984

Norfolk, VA $82,984

Rock Island, IL $82,931

Saginaw, MI $82,913

Jacksonville, FL $82,904

Salisbury, NC $82,886

Memphis, TN $82,869

Moline, IL $82,824

Fort Myers, FL $82,798

Waterloo, IA $82,683

Spartanburg, SC $82,594

Lincoln, NE $82,550

Fort Wayne, IN $82,532

Birmingham, AL $82,435

Cedar Falls, IA $82,417

Provo, UT $82,409

Springfield, OH $82,400

San Antonio, TX $82,382

Greensboro, NC $82,347

South Bend, IN $82,338

Winston Salem, NC $82,329

Boise, ID $82,302

Savannah, GA $82,241

Muskegon, MI $82,081

Lima, OH $81,975

Lake Charles, LA $81,940

Anderson, IN $81,922

Lexington, KY $81,896

Augusta, GA $81,869

Greenville, SC $81,869

Wichita, KS $81,789

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,789

Columbia, SC $81,710

Bloomington, IN $81,489

Roanoke, VA $81,435

Asheville, NC $81,320

Knoxville, TN $81,170

Shreveport, LA $81,161

Wilmington, NC $81,046

Frankfort, KY $80,878

Oklahoma City, OK $80,816

Chillicothe, OH $80,781

Longview, TX $80,772

Topeka, KS $80,745

Mobile, AL $80,613

Terre Haute, IN $80,577

Erie, PA $80,568

Altoona, PA $80,524

Melbourne, FL $80,498

Amarillo, TX $80,462

Killeen, TX $80,436

Fayetteville, AR $80,365

Sioux Falls, SD $80,303

Chattanooga, TN $80,250

Idaho Falls, ID $80,241

Gainesville, FL $80,055

Portsmouth, OH $80,011

Little Rock, AR $79,993

Lynchburg, VA $79,993

Youngstown, OH $79,958

Lafayette, LA $79,958

Temple, TX $79,923

Daytona Beach, FL $79,905

Clarksville, TN $79,896

Pensacola, FL $79,887

Hopkinsville, KY $79,622

Charleston, WV $79,613

Florence, SC $79,569

Sioux City, IA $79,516

Macon, GA $79,259

Tallahassee, FL $79,250

Fayetteville, NC $79,233

Wichita Falls, TX $79,215

Waco, TX $79,215

Pine Bluff, AR $79,180

Vincennes, IN $79,011

Lubbock, TX $78,976

Great Falls, MT $78,923

Alamogordo, NM $78,914

Abilene, TX $78,843

Rapid City, SD $78,728

Monroe, LA $78,728

Albany, GA $78,675

Huntington, WV $78,666

Jackson, MS $78,658

Greenville, MS $78,649

Parkersburg, WV $78,560

Montgomery, AL $78,543

Johnstown, PA $78,525

Springfield, MO $78,454

Biloxi, MS $78,410

Sumter, SC $78,224

Columbus, GA $78,215

Twin Falls, ID $78,162

Pascagoula, MS $78,047

Kingsport, TN $77,817

Gulfport, MS $77,791

Alexandria, LA $77,499

Fort Smith, AR $77,277

El Paso, TX $77,039

Helena, MT $76,924

Las Cruces, NM $76,640

Harlingen, TX $76,393

Pocatello, ID $76,313

Florence, AL $76,287

Brownsville, TX $76,269

Dothan, AL $76,127

Mcallen, TX $76,083

Columbus, MS $75,428

Altus, OK $75,022

Lawton, OK $74,853

Pierre, SD $74,535

What Skills Can Increase an HR Partner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.37% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Oracle (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Applying Oracle to manage data and information applications effectively.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.37%
Microsoft Excel	2.43%
Oracle	1.58%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an HR Partner's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Talent Acquisition: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$95,546	8%
Initiative	$95,546	8%
Talent Acquisition	$95,546	8%
Project Management	$95,546	8%
Insight	$94,662	7%
SQL	$93,777	6%

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HR Partner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an HR Partner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$81,290

Average $88,469/year

$94,215

$6,774

Average $7,372/month

$7,851

$1,563

Average $1,701/week

$1,812

$39

Average $43/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,215	$7,851	$1,812	$45
Average	$88,469	$7,372	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$81,290	$6,774	$1,563	$39

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Salary Trends for HR Partner

Salaries for an HR Partner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,506 in 2023 to around $87,397 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of HR Partner salary trends, .

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