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Recruiter Career Market Report 2026

2,689 active jobs. 970 companies. Median salary $82K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,689
Active Job Openings
970
Companies Hiring
$82K
Median Salary (US)
80%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Recruiter 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: 80% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $82K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $58K to $150K.

Talent Acquisition is the most-demanded skill at 25%

Project Management demand rose +5.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Homeinsteadcare leads hiring with 280 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$62K, +225%)

Salary increase: +$62K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 23% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level101$21K$73K$105K
Senior93$87K$116K$177K
Junior25$63K$89K$175K
Entry-Level9$25K$27K$73K
Lead9$95K$125K$175K
Manager6$35K$70K$125K
Director4$65K$98K$125K
Staff3$100K$110K$145K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$62K (225%) — 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 States226$90KUSD
United Kingdom39$27KGBP
Remote38$90KUSD
Canada9$70KUSD
India7$25KUSD
Philippines4$21KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.9%
Remote14.1%
Hybrid1.6%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Talent Acquisition
25%
AI/LLM
23%
Project Management
5%
HTML/CSS
4%
Go
2%
HRIS
2%

Skills on the Rise

Project Management ↑+5.4ppHTML/CSS ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Procurement ↓-46.1ppJournalism ↓-13.3ppExcel ↓-8.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-8.0ppCustomer Service ↓-6.1pp

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

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Homeinsteadcare28010.4%
Housebuyersofamerica732.7%
Pei552.0%
Onetp471.7%
Tp471.7%
Cielo321.2%
Allegisglobalsolutions311.2%
Amazon261.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States814
United Kingdom456
Remote132
India120
Philippines60
Canada45
Netherlands29
Singapore25

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree54.1%1,158
Bachelor's Degree13.7%294
Master's Degree6.3%134
PhD / Doctorate0.4%9
MBA0.3%6

Certifications

MBA (1%)

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