What is the average HR Business Partner salary?

$173K a year on average and $168K at the median, across 193 open HR Business Partner 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 $204K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest HR Business Partner pay?

Datadog ($261K), OpenAI ($260K), Anduril Industries ($168K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a hr business partner a high-paying job?

The median HR Business Partner posting advertises $168K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a hr business partner?

A tenth of the postings offer $236K a year or more; the highest open HR Business Partner role advertises up to $380K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the HR Business Partner salary per hour and per month?

The median of $168K a year is about $81 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $66 to $98 an hour.

Which skills pay more for HR Business Partner roles?

Postings that ask for Workforce planning (+$17K, 84 postings), Compensation (+$17K, 37 postings), Change management (+$13K, 54 postings) advertise more than the $168K median of all HR Business Partner postings with pay.

What does an entry-level hr business partner make?

5 junior and intern HR Business Partner postings state pay, with a median of $128K a year ($61 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.

HR Business Partner Salary: $173K Average, $168K Median

HR Business Partner salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $223K, 31% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$170K	$145K–$194K	65
Lead and above	$223K	$200K–$260K	39
No level in the title	$150K	$122K–$185K	84

HR Business Partner salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$200K	55
🇺🇸California	$194K	81
🇺🇸New York, NY	$171K	30
🇺🇸United States	$168K	177

Skills that pay more for HR Business Partner roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Workforce planning	$186K	+$17K	84
Compensation	$186K	+$17K	37
Change management	$181K	+$13K	54

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Datadog	$261K	3
OpenAI	$260K	3
Anduril Industries	$168K	9
Brex	$163K	3
Fluidstack	$158K	4
CoreWeave	$148K	3
Esri	$109K	3

Highest-paying open HR Business Partner roles

All HR business partner jobs

Senior Director, R&D HR Business PartneringCloudflare · Hybrid$304K - $380KHybridLead and aboveAgileDNSWorkforce planning2mo
Senior Director, GTM People Business PartnerKong · 🇺🇸California, United States$192K - $356KRemoteLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relations11d
Executive Director, People Business PartnershipAcadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 🇺🇸Princeton, New Jersey, United States; San Diego, Californ…$261K - $326KLead and above3w
Lead HR Business Partner, GTMOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $320KLead and aboveWorkforce planningChange management1d
HR Business Partner, GTMOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $320KHybridWorkforce planningEmployee relationsChange management1d
Director, People Partners - Product, Design & EngineeringFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; San Francisco, CA • United States$235K - $317KLead and aboveWorkforce planningChange management2mo
Vice President, People Business PartnerDatadog · 🇺🇸New York, New York, USA$270K - $310KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations10d
Senior People Business PartnerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$271K - $304KSeniorWorkforce planning3w
Senior HR Business PartnerOKX · 🇺🇸United States (US)$171K - $300KSeniorPerformance managementWorkforce planningChange management7w
Director, People Business PartnershipImprint · 🇺🇸New York City$250K - $300KHybridLead and above3w
Senior Director, HR Business PartnerKura Oncology · 🇺🇸United States$267K - $300KLead and above5w
Director, People Business PartnerDatadog · 🇺🇸New York, New York, USA$224K - $298KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations13d
Principal People Business PartnerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionPerformance managementWorkforce planning2mo
Senior Director, HR Business PartnerMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$270K - $290KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations4w
Senior Director, People PartnerKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts$229K - $280KLead and abovePowerPointPerformance managementWorkforce planning5d
People Partner, EPDNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$220K - $275KHybridPerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations7w
Director, People PartnersPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$211K - $274KLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law10d
Director, HR Business Partner (Technology)Heartflow · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$220K - $270KLead and aboveWorkforce planningEmployee relationsCompensation2w
Director, HR Business PartnerHeadway · 🇺🇸New York, NY$212K - $265KHybridLead and aboveReconciliationsPerformance managementWorkforce planning6w
Director, HR Business PartnerTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$188K - $264KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations3w

Questions about HR Business Partner pay

What is the average HR Business Partner salary?: $173K a year on average and $168K at the median, across 193 open HR Business Partner 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 $204K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest HR Business Partner pay?: Datadog ($261K), OpenAI ($260K), Anduril Industries ($168K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a hr business partner a high-paying job?: The median HR Business Partner posting advertises $168K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a hr business partner?: A tenth of the postings offer $236K a year or more; the highest open HR Business Partner role advertises up to $380K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the HR Business Partner salary per hour and per month?: The median of $168K a year is about $81 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $66 to $98 an hour.
Which skills pay more for HR Business Partner roles?: Postings that ask for Workforce planning (+$17K, 84 postings), Compensation (+$17K, 37 postings), Change management (+$13K, 54 postings) advertise more than the $168K median of all HR Business Partner postings with pay.
What does an entry-level hr business partner make?: 5 junior and intern HR Business Partner postings state pay, with a median of $128K a year ($61 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.

HR Business Partner salary: $168K median