SHRM certification salary: $140K median
The median advertised SHRM certification salary is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $170K: counted from 59 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $67 an hour or $11,667 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $230K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll SHRM certification jobs
$140Kmedian advertised salary
$110K – $170Kmiddle half of roles
$146Kaverage advertised salary
59roles counted
SHRM certification salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $148K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $142K | 55 |
Skills that pay more for SHRM certification roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning | $248K | +$108K | 5 |
| M&A | $248K | +$108K | 6 |
| Change management | $221K | +$81K | 11 |
| Workforce planning | $166K | +$26K | 18 |
| Compensation | $162K | +$22K | 9 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Okta | $248K | 3 |
| Archer | $148K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $142K | 3 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction | $110K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $98K | 3 |
Highest-paying open SHRM certification roles
All SHRM certification jobs- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Commissioning Project Lead, Data Center DeliveryOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285KLead and abovePMPPE licenseSHRM certification
- VP, Total RewardsJudi Health · 🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Denver, Colorad…$225K - $281KLead and aboveSHRM certificationM&ACompensation
- Head of People OperationsChowNow · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA or Remote$197K - $257KRemoteLead and aboveSHRM certificationPerformance managementWorkforce planning
- Employee Relations DirectorArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$204K - $256KLead and aboveSHRM certificationPerformance managementHRIS
- HRBPShopMy · 🇺🇸New York, NY$180K - $250KSHRM certificationInfluencer marketingPerformance management
- Senior Employee Relations PartnerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$215K - $245KHybridSeniorMachine LearningSHRM certificationEmployee relations
- Director, HR Business PartnershipsImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$200K - $242KLead and aboveSHRM certificationPerformance managementWorkforce planning
- Sr HR People Partner1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$175K - $220KSeniorSHRM certificationWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- HR Director, North America & EORDatarails · 🇺🇸United States$160K - $195KLead and aboveCFASHRM certificationPerformance management
- Senior HR Business PartnerCoder · North America$132K - $192KSeniorSHRM certificationWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- Operations GeneralistLatchBio · 🇺🇸San Francisco, USA$150K - $190KMachine LearningSHRM certificationFinancial modeling
- Manager, People OperationsPaxos · 🇺🇸Remote - NYC, New York$162K - $185KRemoteWorkdaySHRM certificationM&A
- Manager, BenefitsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $185KExcelWorkdaySHRM certification
- Senior Director, HR Systems & Workforce AnalyticsAmerican Bankers Association · 🇺🇸US DC Main Office$175K - $185KLead and aboveAgileWorkdayPMP
- Senior People Partner, TechLightning AI · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, Califor…$160K - $180KSeniorPyTorchSHRM certificationPerformance management
- People Strategy PartnerOscar Health · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$136K - $178KWorkdaySHRM certificationWorkforce planning
- Global Benefits ManagerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$135K - $175KWorkdaySHRM certificationContract negotiation
- People Operations ManagerAchira · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$125K - $175KHybridWorkdaySHRM certificationGoogle Workspace
Questions about SHRM certification pay
- What is the average SHRM certification salary?
- $146K a year on average and $140K at the median, across 59 open SHRM certification 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 $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest SHRM certification pay?
- Okta ($248K), Archer ($148K), True Anomaly ($142K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a shrm certification a high-paying job?
- The median SHRM certification posting advertises $140K 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 a shrm certification?
- A tenth of the postings offer $230K a year or more; the highest open SHRM certification role advertises up to $301K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the SHRM certification salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $140K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,667 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for SHRM certification roles?
- Postings that ask for Machine Learning (+$108K, 5 postings), M&A (+$108K, 6 postings), Change management (+$81K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $140K median of all SHRM certification 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 SHRM certification roles at companies is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $170K. Counted from 59 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/shrm-certification/
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