Executive and Business Recruiter salary: $162K median
The median advertised Executive and Business Recruiter salary is $162K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $180K: counted from 129 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $78 an hour or $13,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $200K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll executive and business recruiter jobs
$162Kmedian advertised salary
$145K – $180Kmiddle half of roles
$162Kaverage advertised salary
129roles counted
Executive and Business Recruiter salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $168K | 45 |
| 🇺🇸California | $165K | 47 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $162K | 37 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $162K | 120 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $166K | 4 |
| Trm Labs | $162K | 5 |
| Rogo | $150K | 3 |
| Harvey | $138K | 7 |
| Brex | $109K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Executive and Business Recruiter roles
All executive and business recruiter jobs- Executive Talent Business PartnerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$287K - $323KProduct marketingFull-cycle recruitingCompensation
- Head of Executive RecruitingZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$244K - $321KLead and aboveProduct marketingFull-cycle recruiting
- Principal Executive RecruiterGitLab · 🇨🇦🇺🇸Remote, Canada; Remote, United States$185K - $314KRemoteLead and aboveProduct marketing
- Recruiter, GTMAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$240K - $295KWorkforce planningFull-cycle recruitingGreenhouse
- Principal Executive Recruiter, Talent AcquisitionAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - New York$180K - $260KHybridLead and above
- GTM RecruiterHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KHybrid
- Executive Talent PartnerForus · 🇺🇸New York office$150K - $250K
- Leadership RecruiterAbridge · 🇺🇸SF Office$174K - $249KHybridGenerative AI
- Senior Executive RecruiterAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$183K - $243KSeniorComputer VisionSensor fusion
- Recruiter, G&AAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$175K - $240KFull-cycle recruiting
- Senior Principal Executive RecruiterAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$190K - $240KLead and aboveWorkforce planningHardware interfaces
- Founding Sales RecruiterNetic · 🇺🇸San Francisco$105K - $240KDatabricks
- G&A RecruiterMercor · Mercor HQ, 181 Fremont Street$150K - $225KFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- GTM RecruiterMercor · Mercor HQ, 181 Fremont Street$150K - $225KHexSolution sellingFull-cycle recruiting
- GTM RecruiterRoboflow · 🇺🇸NY, SF or Remote (US)$110K - $225KRemoteMachine LearningComputer VisionFull-cycle recruiting
- Senior Recruiter, GTM & Customer SuccessTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$151K - $224KSeniorSecurity clearanceFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter
- Senior Recruiter, G&ATwenty · 🇺🇸New York, NY$151K - $224KSeniorSecurity clearanceFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter
- Executive RecruiterPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$173K - $223KProduct marketingWorkforce planning
- Staff/Principal Recruiter, Leadership & Strategic HiringSentilink · 🇺🇸United States$180K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveFull-cycle recruitingFraud prevention
- Senior GTM RecruiterCrosby · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $220KSeniorFull-cycle recruiting
Questions about Executive and Business Recruiter pay
- What is the average Executive and Business Recruiter salary?
- $162K a year on average and $162K at the median, across 129 open Executive and Business Recruiter 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 $145K to $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Executive and Business Recruiter pay?
- Anduril Industries ($166K), Trm Labs ($162K), Rogo ($150K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an executive and business recruiter a high-paying job?
- The median Executive and Business Recruiter posting advertises $162K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 7% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an executive and business recruiter?
- A tenth of the postings offer $200K a year or more; the highest open Executive and Business Recruiter role advertises up to $323K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Executive and Business Recruiter salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $162K a year is about $78 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $87 an hour.
- 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.
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The median advertised salary for Executive and Business Recruiter roles at companies is $162K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $180K. Counted from 129 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/executive-recruiter/
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