Median yearly pay€67.5k3,614 postings with pay
North America€92.2k2,073 postings
EU/EEA€45k881 postings
UK€46.8k451 postings
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HR salaries by role
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
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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