What is the average Applicant tracking systems salary?

$145K a year on average and $139K at the median, across 140 open Applicant tracking systems postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $110K to $165K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Applicant tracking systems pay?

Ashby ($268K), Anthropic ($268K), Anduril Industries ($165K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is an applicant tracking systems a high-paying job?

The median Applicant tracking systems posting advertises $139K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as an applicant tracking systems?

A tenth of the postings offer $210K a year or more; the highest open Applicant tracking systems role advertises up to $408K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Applicant tracking systems salary per hour and per month?

The median of $139K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $79 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Applicant tracking systems roles?

Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$26K, 15 postings), Computer Vision (+$26K, 15 postings), Workforce planning (+$24K, 27 postings) advertise more than the $139K median of all Applicant tracking systems postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Applicant tracking systems Salary: $145K Average, $139K Median

Applicant tracking systems salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $202K, 41% more than senior roles ($144K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$144K	$135K–$170K	31
Lead and above	$202K	$155K–$228K	22
No level in the title	$126K	$92K–$155K	87

Applicant tracking systems salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸New York, NY	$166K	19
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$150K	40
🇺🇸California	$140K	62
🇺🇸United States	$138K	130

Skills that pay more for Applicant tracking systems roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Sensor fusion	$165K	+$26K	15
Computer Vision	$165K	+$26K	15
Workforce planning	$162K	+$24K	27
HRIS	$156K	+$16K	27
Workday	$150K	+$11K	25

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Ashby	$268K	5
Anthropic	$268K	3
Anduril Industries	$165K	15
NewsBreak	$140K	3
Vast	$133K	4
GitLab	$116K	3
SpaceX	$101K	4
Gotion	$98K	3

Highest-paying open Applicant tracking systems roles

All Applicant tracking systems jobs

Sales Leader, Enterprise - AmericasAshby · 🇺🇸Remote - US$320K - $408KRemoteSnowflakeWorkdayShopifyToday
Technical Program Manager, Recruiting TechnologyAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$290K - $365KLLMHRISWorkforce planning4mo
Enterprise Solutions Engineering ManagerAshby · 🇺🇸Remote - US$288K - $331KRemoteApplicant tracking systems3mo
Director, Talent AcquisitionNerdwallet · 🇺🇸NerdWallet US$180K - $312KRemoteLead and aboveHRISWorkforce planningApplicant tracking systems2mo
Senior Manager, Head of Talent OperationsRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$220K - $302KHybridLead and aboveHelp deskWorkforce planningApplicant tracking systems9mo
Head of talentUniswap Labs · 🇺🇸New York$238K - $298KHybridLead and aboveWorkforce planningCompensationApplicant tracking systems2w
Recruiter, GTMAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$240K - $295KWorkforce planningFull-cycle recruitingGreenhouse9d
Senior/Lead Recruiter | GTMRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$204K - $280KHybridLead and aboveLLMGongSales Navigator5mo
Head of PeoplePatlytics · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $275KLead and aboveSOC 2AuditPerformance management2mo
Head of TalentNewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$165K - $250KLead and aboveLLMMandarinOKRs2mo
Associate Director, Talent Acquisition (Product & Design)Airwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$180K - $240KHybridLead and aboveWorkforce planningGreenhouseApplicant tracking systems3w
Head of Recruiting OperationsApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$198K - $238KLead and aboveWorkdayGoogle WorkspaceApplicant tracking systems4mo
Head of Business RecruitingEngine · 🇺🇸Remote - US$169K - $234KRemoteLead and aboveAI agentsPipeline managementPerformance marketing5mo
Senior Manager, Technical RecruitingCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$175K - $230KSeniorPipeline managementPerformance managementWorkforce planning4mo
Technical RecruiterIntelligence Security Laboratories · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.$145K - $225KHybridSecurity clearanceApplicant tracking systems7w
Principal Technical RecruiterEve · 🇺🇸San Francisco (Hybrid)$185K - $220KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMLLM evaluation4w
Senior/Staff Technical RecruiterRunway Ml · Remote$160K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveHTMLFull-cycle recruitingApplicant tracking systems1d
Talent RecruitingBuild Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $220K.NETHTMLApplicant tracking systems2mo
Talent Acquisition SpecialistOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States; United States (US)$143K - $215KApplicant tracking systemsLinkedIn RecruiterBoolean search2mo
Director, Talent AcquisitionRent the Runway · 🇺🇸Brooklyn, NY (Rent the Runway HQ)$190K - $215KLead and aboveWorkforce planningFull-cycle recruitingApplicant tracking systems4w

Questions about Applicant tracking systems pay

What is the average Applicant tracking systems salary?: $145K a year on average and $139K at the median, across 140 open Applicant tracking systems postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $110K to $165K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Applicant tracking systems pay?: Ashby ($268K), Anthropic ($268K), Anduril Industries ($165K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is an applicant tracking systems a high-paying job?: The median Applicant tracking systems posting advertises $139K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as an applicant tracking systems?: A tenth of the postings offer $210K a year or more; the highest open Applicant tracking systems role advertises up to $408K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Applicant tracking systems salary per hour and per month?: The median of $139K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $79 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Applicant tracking systems roles?: Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$26K, 15 postings), Computer Vision (+$26K, 15 postings), Workforce planning (+$24K, 27 postings) advertise more than the $139K median of all Applicant tracking systems postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Applicant tracking systems salary: $139K median