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Recruiter salary

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Pamela Chasek

Average recruiter salary

$51,374

$24.7 hourly rate

Entry-level recruiter salary
$35,000 yearly salary
Updated June 25, 2024

How much does a recruiter make?

The average recruiter salary in the United States is $51,374. Recruiter salaries typically range between $35,000 and $74,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for recruiters is $24.7 per hour. Recruiter salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Recruiters earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Recruiter earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$71,994
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Recruiter

A recruiter with 0-2 years of experience earns an average entry-level salary of $30,398. A mid-career recruiter with 3-6 years of experience makes $51,374 a year on average. A senior level recruiter with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $86,436.

According to Pamela Chasek, Professor of Political Science, Manhattan College, "Negotiate your salary package -- don't just accept what they offer you. However, if they refuse to budge, you may want to negotiate consideration of a raise after a 3-month probationary period."

Recruiter salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Comparably, Payscale and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a recruiter typically falls between $51,374 and $79,730.
zippia
$51,374yearly
glassdoor[1]
$79,730yearly
indeed[2]
$68,094yearly
comparably[3]
$75,000yearly
Salary.com[4]
$52,870yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$58,436yearly
payscale[6]
$58,331yearly
CareerExplorer[7]
$62,290yearly

Average recruiter salary by state

The highest-paying states for recruiters are Massachusetts, California, and Washington. The lowest average recruiter salary states are Tennessee, Arkansas, and Iowa.

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Highest paying states for recruiters

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$63,943$30.74
2Rhode Island$62,038$29.83
3Massachusetts$66,136$31.80
4District of Columbia$65,792$31.63
5New York$62,624$30.11
6Oregon$59,266$28.49
7California$65,166$31.33
8Alaska$60,762$29.21
9New Jersey$63,659$30.61
10Vermont$55,344$26.61
11Delaware$55,855$26.85
12New Hampshire$54,015$25.97
13Nevada$51,500$24.76
14Colorado$55,585$26.72
15Connecticut$58,433$28.09
16Virginia$57,312$27.55
17Arizona$50,398$24.23
18Maine$56,653$27.24
19Pennsylvania$52,709$25.34
20Texas$50,487$24.27
21Utah$48,979$23.55
22Maryland$55,799$26.83
23Idaho$49,118$23.61
24Wyoming$44,884$21.58
25Illinois$48,504$23.32
26Minnesota$48,018$23.09
27New Mexico$50,344$24.20
28North Carolina$47,638$22.90
29Georgia$46,426$22.32
30West Virginia$46,177$22.20
31Michigan$45,699$21.97
32North Dakota$42,741$20.55
33Ohio$45,125$21.69
34Louisiana$46,030$22.13
35Oklahoma$46,289$22.25
36Nebraska$42,814$20.58
37Montana$44,621$21.45
38Kansas$44,760$21.52
39Hawaii$42,888$20.62
40Wisconsin$44,227$21.26
41Missouri$45,374$21.81
42Alabama$44,907$21.59
43Tennessee$41,765$20.08
44Florida$43,823$21.07
45Kentucky$41,894$20.14
46Arkansas$41,613$20.01
47South Dakota$36,965$17.77
48Iowa$41,507$19.96
49South Carolina$42,101$20.24
50Mississippi$40,451$19.45
51Indiana$40,575$19.51

Highest paying cities for recruiters

The highest-paying cities for recruiters are Richmond, CA, Boston, MA, and Washington, DC.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Richmond, CA$71,994$34.61
2Boston, MA$66,273$31.86
3Washington, DC$65,815$31.64
4Seattle, WA$64,601$31.06
5Hoboken, NJ$64,011$30.77
6Albany, NY$63,134$30.35
7Albany, OR$59,741$28.72
8Portland, ME$57,078$27.44
9Richmond, VA$57,041$27.42
10Baltimore, MD$56,159$27.00
11Colorado Springs, CO$55,801$26.83
12Philadelphia, PA$53,191$25.57
13San Antonio, TX$50,772$24.41
14Las Vegas, NV$50,748$24.40
15Phoenix, AZ$50,535$24.30
16Salt Lake City, UT$48,908$23.51
17Chicago, IL$48,549$23.34
18Saint Paul, MN$48,081$23.12
19Raleigh, NC$48,049$23.10
20Atlanta, GA$46,488$22.35

Recruiters are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Richmond, CA
  2. Boston, MA
  3. Washington, DC
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Hoboken, NJ

Recruiter salary details

A recruiter's salary ranges from $35,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $74,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Recruiter Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a recruiter's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$74,000$6,167$36
75th Percentile$62,000$5,167$30
Average$51,374$4,281$25
25th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20
10th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17

Highest paying recruiter jobs

The highest paying types of recruiters are senior technical recruiter, executive recruiter, and senior recruiter.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Staffing Consultant$40,837$3,403$19.6341,815
Talent Acquisition Consultant$69,315$5,776$33.3244,216
Employment Coordinator$40,810$3,401$19.6236,231
Human Resources Coordinator$44,074$3,673$21.1953,322
Human Resources Recruiter/Manager$78,339$6,528$37.6675,365
Recruiting Coordinator$45,459$3,788$21.8656,602

Which companies pay recruiters the most?

Recruiter salaries at Meta and Microsoft are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average recruiter salary at companies like Google and Northern Trust are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Meta$108,128$51.98
2Microsoft$102,519$49.29
3Google$95,669$45.99
4Northern Trust$93,236$44.83
5Silicon Valley Bank$92,308$44.38
6Western Digital$91,245$43.87
7Pandora$90,348$43.44
8Apple$88,396$42.50
9JPMorgan Chase & Co.$87,695$42.16
10Applied Materials$85,981$41.34
11Amazon$83,763$40.27
12Pinterest$83,711$40.25
13MongoDB$83,453$40.12
14Bain & Company$83,357$40.08
15Activision Blizzard$82,698$39.76
16ZeniMax Media$82,556$39.69
17Citi$82,274$39.55
18Amphenol$82,117$39.48
19Nokia$82,042$39.44
20Koppers$81,746$39.30

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Recruiter salary by industry

The average recruiter salary varies across industries:

  • The average recruiter salary in the technology industry is $62,293, the highest of any industry.
  • The average recruiter salary in the finance industry is $61,853.
  • Recruiters in the retail industry earn an average salary of $50,826, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for recruiters

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Technology$62,293$29.95
2Finance$61,853$29.74
3Manufacturing$57,335$27.56
4Health Care$54,814$26.35
5Government$54,231$26.07
6Professional$51,652$24.83
7Retail$50,826$24.44

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Recruiter salary trends

The average recruiter salary has risen by $6,801 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average recruiter earned $44,573 annually, but today, they earn $51,374 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for recruiters over the last decade.

Compare recruiter salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average recruiter salary over time

Compare recruiter salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Recruiter salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2024$51,400$24.70+2.5%
    2023$50,100$24.09+1.7%
    2022$49,300$23.68+0.9%
    2021$48,800$23.48+1.9%
    2020$47,900$23.02+1.4%

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