Full-cycle recruiting salary: $160K median
The median advertised Full-cycle recruiting salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $180K: counted from 220 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $200K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Full-cycle recruiting jobs
$160Kmedian advertised salary
$138K – $180Kmiddle half of roles
$158Kaverage advertised salary
220roles counted
Full-cycle recruiting salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $192K, 21% more than senior roles ($159K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $159K | $142K–$175K | 84 |
| Lead and above | $192K | $179K–$205K | 24 |
| No level in the title | $150K | $128K–$172K | 110 |
Full-cycle recruiting salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $166K | 59 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $163K | 80 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $159K | 201 |
| 🇺🇸California | $159K | 106 |
Skills that pay more for Full-cycle recruiting roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical recruiting | $168K | +$8K | 60 |
| Workforce planning | $162K | +$2K | 39 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $208K | 3 |
| Modal | $200K | 3 |
| Ramp | $194K | 3 |
| Mercor | $188K | 7 |
| Perplexity | $182K | 3 |
| Sentilink | $180K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 10 |
| Adyen | $170K | 4 |
| Trm Labs | $162K | 3 |
| Harvey | $158K | 10 |
| Lightning AI | $152K | 3 |
| Rogo | $150K | 4 |
| Mercury | $142K | 5 |
| General Matter | $140K | 3 |
| Vast | $133K | 4 |
| Astranis | $132K | 3 |
| Savvy | $105K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Full-cycle recruiting roles
All Full-cycle recruiting 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
- Recruiter, GTMAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$240K - $295KWorkforce planningFull-cycle recruitingGreenhouse
- Senior Technical RecruiterGoodfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$120K - $280KSeniorLLMFull-cycle recruiting
- Head of Network Development (Senior Director)Oscar Health · Remote$199K - $261KRemoteLead and aboveNetwork engineeringWCAGFull-cycle recruiting
- Head of Provider Network Development (Senior Director)Oscar Health · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$199K - $261KLead and aboveNetwork engineeringWCAGFull-cycle recruiting
- Senior Recruitment Manager, TechAdyen · 🇺🇸San Francisco$195K - $260KSeniorEscalation managementFull-cycle recruitingChange management
- Lead Recruiter | ExecutiveRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$180K - $250KHybridLead and aboveFull-cycle recruiting
- Senior Technical RecruiterCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $250KHybridSeniorProduct marketingFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter
- Technical RecruiterMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $250KMachine LearningFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- Technical RecruiterMercor · 🇺🇸New York City$160K - $250KMachine LearningFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- Lead Technical Recruiter - ResearchHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$164K - $246KHybridLead and aboveFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- Lead Technical Recruiter - ResearchHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$164K - $246KHybridLead and aboveFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- Recruiting Lead - MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveAgileComputer VisionPMP
- Senior Recruiting Manager, Advanced EffectsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KSeniorAgileComputer VisionPMP
- Recruiter, Applied AIAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$175K - $240KLLMAIFull-cycle recruiting
- Recruiter, Data Center InfrastructureOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$216K - $240KHybridData centersFull-cycle recruiting
- Head of Business RecruitingEngine · 🇺🇸Remote - US$169K - $234KRemoteLead and aboveAI agentsPipeline managementPerformance marketing
- Senior Manager, Technical RecruitingCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$175K - $230KSeniorPipeline managementPerformance managementWorkforce planning
- Lead Recruiter | DesignRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$158K - $230KHybridLead and aboveBrand designFull-cycle recruiting
Questions about Full-cycle recruiting pay
- What is the average Full-cycle recruiting salary?
- $158K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 220 open Full-cycle recruiting 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 $138K to $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Full-cycle recruiting pay?
- Anthropic ($208K), Modal ($200K), Ramp ($194K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a full-cycle recruiting a high-paying job?
- The median Full-cycle recruiting posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a full-cycle recruiting?
- A tenth of the postings offer $200K a year or more; the highest open Full-cycle recruiting role advertises up to $323K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Full-cycle recruiting salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $66 to $87 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Full-cycle recruiting roles?
- Postings that ask for Technical recruiting (+$8K, 60 postings), Workforce planning (+$2K, 39 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all Full-cycle recruiting 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.
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The median advertised salary for Full-cycle recruiting roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $180K. Counted from 220 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/full-cycle-recruiting/
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