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Human Resources Director salary

Senior HR leadership (Director/VP/Chief People Officer). Based on 14 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits, reconciled with IRS filings.

Based on 14 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
$122,500
Median
$135,000
75th percentile
$154,000

Human resources ladderCareer path

HR careers climb from administration to the generalist seat (benefits, employee relations, compliance), then to managing the function, then to leading people strategy for the organization. Recruiting and learning & development are specialist branches at the generalist level.

  1. Step 1Human Resources Coordinator$56,680median of 20 postings
  2. Step 2Human Resources Generalist$72,622median of 34 postings
  3. Step 3Human Resources Manager$84,506median of 6 postings
  4. Step 4 · this pageHuman Resources Director$135,000median of 14 postings

Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page.

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 organization budget

$50M-$100M$140,0005 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1), $10M-$20M (4), $20M-$50M (3), $100M+ (1).

By subsector

Human Services$135,0006 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Crime & Legal-Related (1), Youth Development (3), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1).

By career level

Director$130,00012 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): VP / Executive (2).

Organizations hiring now

Casa de AmparoSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$135,000–$147,000View org →Girl Scouts San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$115,000–$130,000View org →Jewish Family Service of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$150,000–$165,000View org →NLSLALos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$145,000–$163,000View org →

Related occupations

Human Resources GeneralistRecruiter / Talent Acquisition SpecialistHuman Resources CoordinatorLearning & Development SpecialistHuman Resources Manager

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+$242,02729 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 14 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.