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HR Business Partner Career Market Report 2026

1,175 active jobs. 579 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,175
Active Job Openings
579
Companies Hiring
$120K
Median Salary (US)
79%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The HR Business Partner market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 79% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $120K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $182K.

Remote roles pay 10% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Performance Management is the most-demanded skill at 51%

Performance Management demand rose +8.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 47 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$77K, +110%)

Salary increase: +$77K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 28% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level6$70K$70K$116K
Manager5$66K$110K$120K
Senior3$109K$147K$170K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$77K (110%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States111$127KUSD
Remote11$140KUSD
United Kingdom3$50KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.6%
Remote6.6%
Hybrid3.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Performance Management
51%
AI/LLM
28%
Labor Law
25%
Talent Acquisition
25%
HRIS
15%
Data Analysis
12%
Organizational Development
11%
Project Management
8%
DEI
4%

Skills on the Rise

Performance Management ↑+8.0ppAI/LLM ↑+5.1ppLabor Law ↑+4.4ppDEI ↑+3.8ppData Analysis ↑+3.5pp

Declining in Demand

Change Management ↓-24.5ppJournalism ↓-18.5ppExcel ↓-13.1ppSustainability ↓-8.0ppStakeholder Management ↓-7.7pp

Generic skills excluded: Recruiting. These appear in most postings across all roles.

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon474.0%
Capitalone110.9%
Boschgroup100.9%
Deliveryhero100.9%
Maersk80.7%
Valeo80.7%
Rakuten80.7%
Smithfieldfoods70.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States369
United Kingdom57
Germany42
India34
Japan30
Remote29
France19
Spain19

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree60.9%565
Master's Degree12.0%111
Bachelor's Degree10.4%96
MBA1.3%12

Certifications

SHRM (6%)PHR (4%)SPHR (4%)MBA (3%)

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