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Human Resources Business Partner salary

Average human resources business partner salary

$86,363

$41.52 hourly rate

Entry-level human resources business partner salary
$62,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a human resources business partner make?

The average human resources business partner salary in the United States is $86,363. Human resources business partner salaries typically range between $62,000 and $119,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for human resources business partners is $41.52 per hour.

Human resources business partner salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Human resources business partners earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Human Resources Business Partner earn more?

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Ropes & Gray$164,689
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Human Resources Business Partner salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, SalaryExpert and Comparably, the average salary for a human resources business partner typically falls between $86,363 and $121,412.
zippia
$86,363yearly
indeed[1]
$89,986yearly
comparably[2]
$121,412yearly
SalaryExpert[3]
$87,568yearly

Average human resources business partner salary by state

The average human resources business partner salary in California, New York, and Washington are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average human resources business partner salary states are Oklahoma, Idaho, and Indiana.

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Highest paying states for human resources business partners

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York$106,315$51.11
2Washington$101,689$48.89
3California$106,598$51.25
4Pennsylvania$88,103$42.36
5Nevada$89,379$42.97
6Rhode Island$94,026$45.20
7Michigan$84,195$40.48
8Delaware$93,646$45.02
9Massachusetts$92,545$44.49
10New Jersey$97,752$47.00
11Connecticut$95,087$45.71
12District of Columbia$97,429$46.84
13West Virginia$83,014$39.91
14Ohio$82,243$39.54
15Texas$91,260$43.88
16Georgia$89,631$43.09
17New Hampshire$87,198$41.92
18Arizona$86,092$41.39
19Oregon$88,976$42.78
20Kentucky$78,743$37.86
21Louisiana$81,069$38.98
22Utah$78,362$37.67
23Montana$79,795$38.36
24Arkansas$77,166$37.10
25Wisconsin$78,965$37.96
26Maine$82,783$39.80
27Illinois$83,478$40.13
28South Carolina$80,293$38.60
29Tennessee$77,139$37.09
30Alaska$79,909$38.42
31Mississippi$79,092$38.02
32Alabama$78,520$37.75
33Virginia$86,635$41.65
34New Mexico$80,222$38.57
35Vermont$81,833$39.34
36Iowa$76,171$36.62
37Maryland$87,468$42.05
38Florida$81,535$39.20
39Missouri$74,513$35.82
40North Dakota$77,772$37.39
41North Carolina$78,080$37.54
42Minnesota$78,069$37.53
43South Dakota$72,150$34.69
44Kansas$69,008$33.18
45Indiana$69,934$33.62
46Hawaii$79,160$38.06
47Oklahoma$72,117$34.67
48Nebraska$65,072$31.28
49Wyoming$76,173$36.62
50Idaho$71,514$34.38
51Colorado$69,328$33.33
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Highest paying cities for human resources business partners

The highest-paying cities for human resources business partners are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Seattle, WA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$117,351$56.42
2New York, NY$106,733$51.31
3Seattle, WA$102,461$49.26
4Newark, NJ$97,728$46.98
5Washington, DC$97,469$46.86
6Providence, RI$93,964$45.17
7Boston, MA$92,422$44.43
8Houston, TX$92,187$44.32
9Columbus, GA$89,475$43.02
10Philadelphia, PA$88,869$42.73
11Portland, OR$88,557$42.58
12Las Vegas, NV$88,312$42.46
13Baltimore, MD$87,780$42.20
14Phoenix, AZ$86,317$41.50
15Richmond, VA$86,288$41.48
16Detroit, MI$84,460$40.61
17Chicago, IL$83,895$40.33
18Portland, ME$83,669$40.23
19Miami, FL$82,098$39.47
20Columbus, OH$82,086$39.46

Human Resources Business Partners are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. New York, NY
  3. Seattle, WA
  4. Newark, NJ
  5. Washington, DC

Human Resources Business Partner salary details

A human resources business partner's salary ranges from $62,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $119,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Human Resources Business Partner Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a human resources business partner's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$119,000$9,917$57
75th Percentile$102,000$8,500$49
Average$86,363$7,197$42
25th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35
10th Percentile$62,000$5,167$30

Highest paying human resources business partner jobs

The highest paying types of human resources business partners are human resources vice president, senior human resources manager, and human resources lead.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Employee Relations Manager$81,465$6,789$39.1741,544
Director Of Human Resources$100,601$8,383$48.3746,924
Resource Manager$77,115$6,426$37.0731,477
Human Resource Advisor$78,852$6,571$37.9184,607
Human Resources Generalist/Manager$77,353$6,446$37.1946,682
Regional Human Resources Manager$88,466$7,372$42.5363,987

Top companies hiring human resources business partners now:

  1. Meta Jobs (57)
  2. Google Jobs (47)
  3. Chevron Jobs (47)
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jobs (86)
  5. Microsoft Jobs (59)

Which companies pay human resources business partners the most?

Human resources business partner salaries at Ropes & Gray and Meta are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average human resources business partner salary at companies like Netflix and ZS are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Ropes & Gray$164,689$79.18
2Meta$161,061$77.43
3Netflix$156,891$75.43
4ZS$154,602$74.33
5ByteDance$150,931$72.56
6ORIX USA$149,493$71.87
7Lendio$148,937$71.60
8The Walt Disney Company$147,877$71.09
9Apple$147,451$70.89
10Lyft$147,203$70.77
11Google$146,638$70.50
12Bloomberg$145,360$69.88
13NVIDIA$144,779$69.61
14PayPal$144,345$69.40
15AlixPartners$142,367$68.45
16Pure Storage$140,664$67.63
17Uber Technologies$137,512$66.11
18Pacific Investment Management Company LLC$137,212$65.97
19Intuit$137,003$65.87
20First Republic Bank$136,804$65.77

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$90,000$88,800$87,600$86,400$85,200$84,000
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Human Resources Business Partner salary by industry

The average human resources business partner salary varies across industries:

  • The average human resources business partner salary in the finance industry is $99,409, the highest of any industry.
  • The average human resources business partner salary in the finance industry is $98,874.
  • Human resources business partners in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $73,813, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for human resources business partners

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$99,409$47.79
2Technology$98,874$47.54
3Manufacturing$94,426$45.40
4Retail$88,664$42.63
5Professional$86,261$41.47
6Health Care$86,133$41.41
7Hospitality$73,813$35.49

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Human Resources Business Partner salary trends

The average human resources business partner salary has risen by $15,738 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average human resources business partner earned $70,625 annually, but today, they earn $86,363 a year. That works out to a 13% change in pay for human resources business partners over the last decade.

Compare human resources business partner salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average human resources business partner salary over time

Compare human resources business partner salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Human Resources Business Partner salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$86,400$41.52+3.7%
    2024$83,200$39.98+2.9%
    2023$80,700$38.81+2.8%
    2022$78,500$37.72+2.9%
    2021$76,200$36.62+2.3%

    Recently added human resources business partner salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
    Ob Hospitalist GroupClinical HR Business PartnerGreenville, SC12/17/2024$80,000
    XsollaHR Business PartnerLos Angeles, CA12/17/2024$80,000
    Adobe Inc.Director HR Business PartnerSan Jose, CA12/16/2024$152,200
    ADPClient Human Resources Business Partner IIIIone, OR12/16/2024$66,560
    Carnival CorporationHR Business PartnerFort Lauderdale, FL12/16/2024$92,600
    Echostar CorporationHR Business PartnerGaithersburg, MD12/16/2024$84,000
    Pattern Energy GroupHR Business PartnerSan Francisco, CA12/16/2024$103,000
    CaresourceHuman Resources Business Partner IIJackson, OH12/16/2024$60,300
    Lakeshore LearningHuman Resources Business Partner (Hybrid)Carson, CA12/16/2024$110,000
    Living Spaces Furniture, LLCHuman Resource Business PartnerNome, TX12/16/2024$84,300

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