LinkedIn Recruiter salary: $150K median

Lead roles advertise a median of $202K, 31% more than senior roles ($155K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

• APeople Research Scientist, RecruitingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$285K - $380KPythonSQLMachine Learning3mo
• RExecutive Talent Business PartnerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$287K - $323KProduct marketingFull-cycle recruitingCompensation4w
• RSenior Manager, Head of Talent OperationsRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$220K - $302KHybridLead and aboveHelp deskWorkforce planningApplicant tracking systems9mo
• ARecruiter, GTMAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$240K - $295KWorkforce planningFull-cycle recruitingGreenhouse9d
• RSenior/Lead Recruiter | GTMRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$204K - $280KHybridLead and aboveLLMGongSales Navigator5mo
• SDirector of Strategic Sourcing and ProcurementSuno · 🇺🇸NYC$200K - $275KLead and aboveLinkedIn RecruiterProcurement2w
• CSenior Technical RecruiterCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $250KHybridSeniorProduct marketingFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter6mo
• NHead of TalentNewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$165K - $250KLead and aboveLLMMandarinOKRs2mo
• AStaff/Lead Technical RecruiterAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveComputer VisionProduct marketingHRIS3w
• AStaff Technical RecruiterAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveComputer VisionProduct marketingHRIS3w
• SDirector, Sourcing & Procurement - R&D Clinical Operations and SuppliesSummit Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Remote (US)$190K - $237KRemoteLead and aboveGCPMicrosoft WordCoupa4w
• BMid-Market Account Executive - APBill · 🇺🇸United States$161K - $227KGenerative AIGoogle WorkspacePipeline management5mo
• TSenior Recruiter, GTM & Customer SuccessTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$151K - $224KSeniorSecurity clearanceFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter4w
• TSenior Recruiter, G&ATwenty · 🇺🇸New York, NY$151K - $224KSeniorSecurity clearanceFull-cycle recruitingLinkedIn Recruiter2w
• MSenior Manager, Recruiting OperationsMongoDB · 🇺🇸Austin; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; San Francisco$112K - $220KSeniorGCPAzureTableau7mo
• PTechnical Recruiter (Founding Team)Pallet · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $220KAI agentsGenerative AIGoogle Workspace2mo
• EPrincipal Technical RecruiterEve · 🇺🇸San Francisco (Hybrid)$185K - $220KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMLLM evaluation4w
• RSenior/Staff Technical RecruiterRunway Ml · Remote$160K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveHTMLFull-cycle recruitingApplicant tracking systems1d
• HSenior Software Engineer - Full StackHarmonic Ai · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $220KHybridSeniorHTMLM&ALinkedIn Recruiter3mo
• GPrincipal Workday Engineer (HRIS)Generate Biomedicines · 🇺🇸Somerville, MA$154K - $216KLead and aboveMachine LearningNetSuiteWorkday3mo

What is the average LinkedIn Recruiter salary?

$151K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 149 open LinkedIn 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 $120K to $176K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest LinkedIn Recruiter pay?

Anthropic ($268K), Anduril Industries ($171K), Trm Labs ($150K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a linkedin recruiter a high-paying job?

The median LinkedIn Recruiter posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a linkedin recruiter?

A tenth of the postings offer $200K a year or more; the highest open LinkedIn Recruiter role advertises up to $380K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the LinkedIn Recruiter salary per hour and per month?

The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $58 to $84 an hour.

Which skills pay more for LinkedIn Recruiter roles?

Postings that ask for Workforce planning (+$22K, 21 postings), Prospecting (+$22K, 15 postings), Sensor fusion (+$21K, 20 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all LinkedIn Recruiter 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.