Job postings analysed1,332,319
With a published pay range132,95612% of postings
Professions25from HR to software engineering
UpdatedOctober 2026refreshed from new postings
HR salaries by role
The median HR job posting pays €67.5k a year, from 3,614 HR postings with pay. See the full HR salary report.
HR Leadership€159k
Learning & Development€84.6k
Culture, EX & DEI€82.4k
HRBP & Generalist€68.3k
Payroll & Rewards€61.9k
Recruiting & TA€61.8k
People Ops & Admin€49.6k
HR salaries by country
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Salaries by profession
25 professions ranked by median advertised pay. Compare all professions.
Product€138k
Software engineering€119k
Data & AI€117k
Science & R&D€117k
Legal & compliance€107k
General management€101k
Design€99k
Project & delivery€94.5k
Marketing€90k
Sales€83.7k
Healthcare€75.4k
Consulting€74.3k
HR & people€67.5k
Education€51.5k
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About this dataPay ranges published in 132,956 job postings, collected from company career pages and applicant tracking systems. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range, converted to yearly pay in euros. We show a figure only when at least 20 postings back it. Updated October 2026. How we collect and calculate the data