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HR Manager Career Market Report 2026

476 active jobs. 261 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

476
Active Job Openings
261
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
68%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The HR Manager 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: 68% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $85K to $150K.

Performance Management is the most-demanded skill at 41%

Performance Management demand rose +15.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Atia leads hiring with 66 open positions

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager56$85K$110K$150K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States35$110KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.0%
Remote2.7%
Hybrid2.5%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Performance Management
41%
Labor Law
25%
TypeScript
20%
ITIL
20%
Talent Acquisition
18%
HRIS
18%
Benefits Administration
12%
Organizational Development
10%
AI/LLM
10%
Project Management
5%
Data Analysis
4%

Skills on the Rise

Performance Management ↑+15.2ppLabor Law ↑+8.9ppTalent Acquisition ↑+7.4ppHRIS ↑+6.0ppOrganizational Development ↑+4.7pp

Declining in Demand

ISO 9001 ↓-24.4ppFood Safety ↓-23.6ppJournalism ↓-14.5ppSustainability ↓-7.3ppChange Management ↓-7.3pp

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

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Atia6613.9%
Lextorahlds132.7%
Amazon91.9%
Keller Executive Search71.5%
Jobsforhumanity61.3%
Pg61.3%
Ra61.3%
Asmglobal40.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States195
Canada24
Nigeria16
United Kingdom14
Germany9
Remote8
France8
India8

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree42.9%139
Bachelor's Degree35.2%114
Master's Degree11.1%36
MBA0.9%3

Certifications

PRINCE2 (82%)ITIL (41%)SHRM (13%)PHR (10%)SPHR (8%)MBA (2%)

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