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Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist salary

Recruiting and talent acquisition. Based on 23 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 23 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
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
$49,920
Median
$60,320
75th percentile
$75,056
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $24.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Kern (2), San Bernardino (4), 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

$50M-$100M$56,1605 postings
$100M+$70,30513 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (2), $20M-$50M (3).

By subsector

Human Services$54,0808 postings
Education$49,9206 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Crime & Legal-Related (1), Health Care (2), Youth Development (2), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Housing & Shelter (2).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$52,00019 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Manager / Supervisor (4).

Organizations hiring now

Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$47,840–$70,305View org →YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$45,760–$113,613View org →Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$47,840View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$52,000View org →Didi HirschLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$119,017–$136,870View org →Clinica Sierra VistaKern County · Budget $100M+$81,120–$103,844View org →Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$79,040–$81,120View org →Omni Family HealthKern County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$66,560View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 23 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.