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Human Resources salaries

Salary benchmarks for 4 Human Resources occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 34 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.

Based on 34 postings across 4 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
$57,200
Median
$71,032
75th percentile
$92,304
Most postings here are hourly; median posted rate is $29.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (3), San Bernardino (2), San Luis Obispo (1), Santa Barbara (4).   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$76,9605 postings
$20M-$50M$72,8005 postings
$50M-$100M$63,96014 postings
$100M+$69,4728 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2).

By subsector

Human Services$78,7508 postings
Youth Development$62,4009 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Crime & Legal-Related (3), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Education (1), Health Care (1), Community Improvement & Capacity Building (1), Arts, Culture & Humanities (1), Housing & Shelter (4).

By seniority

Director$130,0005 postings
Staff$70,30515 postings
Coordinator$60,3205 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Vice President (1), Associate/Assistant Director (1), Senior (1), Manager (2), Specialist (3), Intern/Trainee (1).

Organizations hiring now

Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$62,400–$72,800View org →Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$52,000View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$58,240–$75,000View org →Orangewood FoundationOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$70,720–$95,680View org →The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$56,160–$108,000View org →Girl Scouts San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$54,080–$130,000View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$84,641–$103,262View org →Jewish Family Service of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$125,000–$135,000View org →

Occupations in this category

Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

$2M-$10M$130,73211 employees
$10M-$20M$163,41814 employees
$20M-$50M$190,47238 employees
$50M-$100M$211,48223 employees
$100M+$255,23625 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 34 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 July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.