What is the average HR & Recruiting salary in SF Bay Area?

The median midpoint of 180 live HR & Recruiting postings in SF Bay Area is $180k a year. Half of them fall between $150k and $206k.

How does HR & Recruiting pay change with seniority?

senior postings $173k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay HR & Recruiting roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($268k), Lambda ($267k), Okta ($255k), Notion ($246k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

HR & Recruiting salary in SF Bay Area

What employers are offering right now, from 180 live HR & Recruiting postings in SF Bay Area that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$180k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$150k–$206k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$335k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$90k

$118k

$146k

$174k

$202k

$230k

$258k

$286k

HR & Recruiting pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$173k	38
Staff & principal	$199k	5
Director & executive	$250k	17

Top-paying companies for HR & Recruiting roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$268k	8
Lambda	$267k	2
Okta	$255k	5
Notion	$246k	8
Olema Oncology	$224k	2
OpenAI	$223k	8
Niantic Spatial	$220k	2
Decagon	$220k	4
Databricks	$215k	2
Harvey	$205k	7
Vercel	$198k	2
Fireworks AI	$198k	4

Highest-paying open HR & Recruiting jobs

All 220 open jobs →

Anthropic

Head of Recruiting, Communications, Brand, & Marketing

San Francisco, CA $295k – $375k/yr

visa sponsorshiprecruitingDirect from employer 9d ago

Zoox

Head of Talent Acquisition

Foster City, CA Full-time $291k – $369k/yr

recruitingDirect from employer Apr 29

Anthropic

Technical Program Manager, Recruiting Technology

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $290k – $365k/yr

visa sponsorshipllmanalyticsproduct managementDirect from employer Jul 7

Okta

Senior Director, GTM Recruiting

San Francisco, California $264k – $363k/yr

machine learninganalyticsrecruitingsaasDirect from employer 25d ago

River AI

People Lead

Palo Alto, CA $200k – $380k/yr

networkingDirect from employer 21d ago

Lambda

HRBP

San Francisco Office (Second St) · San Jose Office (First St) Full-time $248k – $330k/yr

machine learningrecruitingembeddedDirect from employer Jul 29

Get new HR & Recruiting jobs that publish pay, by email

Free · No password needed · Unsubscribe anytime

HR & Recruiting salary: common questions

What is the average HR & Recruiting salary in SF Bay Area?: The median midpoint of 180 live HR & Recruiting postings in SF Bay Area is $180k a year. Half of them fall between $150k and $206k.
How does HR & Recruiting pay change with seniority?: senior postings $173k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay HR & Recruiting roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($268k), Lambda ($267k), Okta ($255k), Notion ($246k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.