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Human Resources Director salary

Senior HR leadership (Director/VP/Chief People Officer). Based on 11 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits, reconciled with IRS filings.

Based on 11 postings✓ 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
$121,250
Median
$130,000
75th percentile
$154,000

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (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 career level

Director$130,00010 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): VP / Executive (1).

Organizations hiring now

Jewish Family Service of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$125,000–$135,000View org →MAACSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$130,000–$150,000View org →NLSLALos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$145,000–$163,000View org →Safe Place for YouthLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$100,000–$115,000View org →

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Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

$2M-$10M$124,88011 employees
$10M-$20M$162,15015 employees
$20M-$50M$189,94639 employees
$50M-$100M$218,20426 employees
$100M+$242,02727 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 11 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 September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.