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Human Resources salaries

Salary benchmarks for 6 Human Resources occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 106 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.

Based on 106 postings across 6 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)✓ Verified against IRS Form 990
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$53,300
Median
$71,032
75th percentile
$89,826
Most postings here are hourly; median posted rate is $26.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Bernardino (4), Ventura (2), San Luis Obispo (1), Riverside (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$10M-$20M$76,96011 postings
$20M-$50M$72,00023 postings
$50M-$100M$63,96034 postings
$100M+$70,30535 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2).

By subsector

Health Care$81,91310 postings
Human Services$75,00039 postings
Youth Development$62,40013 postings
Education$49,92011 postings
Housing & Shelter$48,88013 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (2), Crime & Legal-Related (4), Employment (1), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Arts, Culture & Humanities (1).

By career level

Entry / Support$55,12018 postings
Staff / Specialist$68,64063 postings
Manager / Supervisor$96,08011 postings
Director$130,00012 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): VP / Executive (2).

Organizations hiring now

YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$45,760–$113,613View org →Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$56,160View org →Clinica Sierra VistaKern County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$134,358View org →Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$47,840–$70,305View org →Los Angeles Regional Food BankBudget $100M+$43,680–$62,400View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$52,000View org →Omni Family HealthKern County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$114,458View org →Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$43,680–$49,920View org →

Occupations in this category

Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

$2M-$10M$127,80612 employees
$10M-$20M$162,15015 employees
$20M-$50M$184,62140 employees
$50M-$100M$218,20426 employees
$100M+$242,02729 employees
ⓘReported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 106 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.