What are the main factors that influence a Chief People Officer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Chief People Officer's salary?

A Chief People Officer's salary grows with experience: a Deputy Director of Human Resources (5+ years)earns $154,500, a Director of Human Resources (5+ years)earns $173,276, a Top Division HR Executive (5+ years)earns $197,964, a Senior Vice President of Human Resources (5+ years)earns $229,640, a Chief People Officer (5+ years)earns $350,111,

What are the highest paying states for a Chief People Officer?

Chief People Officer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief People Officer roles are District of Columbia $387,700, California $386,200, Massachusetts $381,100. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief People Officer roles make?

Salaries for Chief People Officer level roles vary by specialization: Chief Executive Officer: $730,190; Chief Investment Officer: $496,522; Chief Marketing Officer: $374,184; Chief People Operations Business Partner Officer: $373,060; Chief HR Business Partner Officer: $373,059.

How do different companies affect a Chief People Officer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chief People Officer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Chief People Officer Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief People Officer make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief People Officer in the United States is $350,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $168.

However, a Chief People Officer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $408,851
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $316,900 to $380,900
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $286,582

10% $286,582

50% (Median) $350,200

90% $408,851

Chief People Officer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$380,900	$31,742	$7,325	$183
Average	$350,200	$29,183	$6,735	$168
25th Percentile	$316,900	$26,408	$6,094	$152

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Key Factors That Influence Chief People Officer Salaries

A Chief People Officer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Chief People Officer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief People Officer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Deputy Director of Human Resources (5+ years): $154,500
Director of Human Resources (5+ years): $173,276
Top Division HR Executive (5+ years): $197,964
Senior Vice President of Human Resources (5+ years): $229,640
Chief People Officer (5+ years): $350,111

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Deputy Director of Human Resources	5+ years	$154,500
Director of Human Resources	5+ years	$173,276
Top Division HR Executive	5+ years	$197,964
Senior Vice President of Human Resources	5+ years	$229,640
Chief People Officer	5+ years	$350,111

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How Do Chief People Officer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chief People Officers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $387,700.
California: $386,200.
Massachusetts: $381,100.

District of Columbia $387,700 California $386,200 Massachusetts $381,100 Washington $379,700 New Jersey $379,500 Alaska $379,000 Connecticut $374,200 New York $372,300

Hawaii $366,000 Rhode Island $363,000 Maryland $361,000 Minnesota $358,300 Colorado $357,300 Illinois $356,900 Oregon $355,600 Delaware $354,600

New Hampshire $354,000 Virginia $352,600 Pennsylvania $348,600 Nevada $346,600 North Dakota $345,900 Michigan $344,800 Wisconsin $344,500 Vermont $343,700

Texas $341,500 Maine $341,400 Arizona $341,200 Ohio $341,000 Georgia $337,700 Indiana $336,100 Wyoming $335,800 Utah $335,300

Iowa $335,100 Kansas $333,400 Louisiana $332,900 North Carolina $332,800 Missouri $332,700 Florida $331,300 Montana $330,600 Nebraska $329,900

Kentucky $329,500 South Carolina $328,100 Tennessee $327,200 Idaho $326,900 New Mexico $324,300 Oklahoma $323,800 Alabama $321,700 South Dakota $318,200

Arkansas $316,300 West Virginia $315,300 Mississippi $312,300

Top Paying Cities for Chief People Officers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $441,600
San Francisco: $436,800
Oakland: $427,600

San Jose, CA $441,600

San Francisco, CA $436,800

Oakland, CA $427,600

New York, NY $403,200

Paramus, NJ $398,300

Queens Village, NY $398,200

Passaic, NJ $397,900

Bergenfield, NJ $397,900

Stamford, CT $397,100

Huntington, NY $397,000

Newark, NJ $394,400

Bridgeport, CT $393,600

Vallejo, CA $392,900

New Brunswick, NJ $392,800

Petaluma, CA $392,600

Middlesex, NJ $391,900

Somerset, NJ $391,700

Santa Cruz, CA $391,200

Boston, MA $389,100

Monterey, CA $387,900

Seattle, WA $387,100

Santa Rosa, CA $387,000

Los Angeles, CA $386,900

Juneau, AK $386,000

Washington, DC $385,600

Orange, CA $384,300

Santa Ana, CA $383,400

Long Beach, CA $383,100

Anaheim, CA $383,000

Anchorage, AK $382,800

Santa Maria, CA $381,800

Everett, WA $381,700

Danbury, CT $380,500

Bremerton, WA $380,000

Tacoma, WA $378,700

New Suffolk, NY $378,700

Sacramento, CA $378,600

Santa Barbara, CA $378,200

Trenton, NJ $377,900

San Diego, CA $377,900

Brockton, MA $377,500

Fairbanks, AK $376,600

Lompoc, CA $375,700

Lowell, MA $375,400

Ventura, CA $375,400

Nashua, NH $375,300

Stockton, CA $375,300

Modesto, CA $372,700

Poughkeepsie, NY $371,900

Olympia, WA $371,300

Kennewick, WA $371,300

New Haven, CT $371,100

Lawrence, MA $369,900

Hartford, CT $369,500

Riverside, CA $369,500

New Bedford, MA $369,100

Richland, WA $369,100

Bakersfield, CA $368,600

San Bernardino, CA $368,500

New Britain, CT $368,400

Atlantic City, NJ $368,400

New London, CT $368,300

Norwich, CT $368,200

Portsmouth, NH $368,100

Boulder, CO $367,400

Portland, OR $366,900

Worcester, MA $366,900

Minneapolis, MN $365,800

Philadelphia, PA $365,300

Honolulu, HI $364,100

Saint Paul, MN $364,000

Vineland, NJ $363,900

Providence, RI $362,900

Chicago, IL $361,900

Bellingham, WA $361,400

Springfield, MA $361,200

Baltimore, MD $361,000

Chico, CA $360,200

Pittsfield, MA $359,200

Manchester, NH $358,600

Spokane, WA $357,000

Denver, CO $357,000

Albany, NY $355,300

Troy, NY $355,200

Nassau, NY $354,800

Schenectady, NY $354,500

Wilmington, DE $354,200

Burlington, VT $353,700

Salem, OR $353,600

Portland, ME $352,500

Yakima, WA $352,100

Rochester, MN $351,000

Reno, NV $350,900

Fresno, CA $350,900

Milwaukee, WI $350,500

Detroit, MI $350,200

Allentown, PA $350,100

Ann Arbor, MI $350,100

Colorado Springs, CO $349,500

Syracuse, NY $349,300

Carson City, NV $349,300

Houston, TX $348,800

Eugene, OR $348,700

Gary, IN $348,200

Springfield, OR $348,000

Bismarck, ND $347,900

Galveston, TX $347,600

Medford, OR $347,100

Fort Collins, CO $347,000

Concord, NH $346,800

Austin, TX $346,700

Mesa, AZ $346,000

Reading, PA $345,900

Phoenix, AZ $345,900

Dallas, TX $345,800

Saint Cloud, MN $345,400

Madison, WI $345,000

Utica, NY $344,000

Rochester, NY $343,500

Des Moines, IA $343,400

Raleigh, NC $343,400

Atlanta, GA $342,900

Battle Creek, MI $342,800

Salt Lake City, UT $342,700

Lancaster, PA $342,100

Harrisburg, PA $341,700

Kansas City, MO $341,300

Kansas City, KS $341,200

Champaign, IL $341,200

Fort Worth, TX $341,200

Columbus, OH $341,100

Boca Raton, FL $341,100

Pittsburgh, PA $340,900

Richmond, VA $340,800

Indianapolis, IN $340,700

Cleveland, OH $340,700

Cincinnati, OH $340,300

Las Vegas, NV $340,300

Petersburg, VA $339,700

Huntsville, AL $339,200

Lansing, MI $339,000

Lebanon, PA $338,900

Pueblo, CO $338,900

Appleton, WI $338,800

Buffalo, NY $338,600

Racine, WI $338,500

Dayton, OH $338,500

Charlotte, NC $338,400

Saint Louis, MO $338,300

York, PA $338,100

Elkhart, IN $338,100

Gastonia, NC $338,100

Billings, MT $338,000

Beaumont, TX $337,900

Lorain, OH $337,800

Benton Harbor, MI $337,700

Toledo, OH $337,700

Rock Hill, SC $337,500

Binghamton, NY $337,500

Rockford, IL $337,300

Springfield, IL $337,100

Elyria, OH $337,100

Fargo, ND $337,100

Flagstaff, AZ $336,900

Fort Lauderdale, FL $336,600

Duluth, MN $336,400

Miami, FL $336,400

Cheyenne, WY $336,200

Grand Forks, ND $336,200

Bangor, ME $335,400

Cedar Rapids, IA $335,000

Durham, NC $334,900

Louisville, KY $334,900

Grand Rapids, MI $334,800

Hialeah, FL $334,800

Casper, WY $334,300

Scranton, PA $333,800

Virginia Beach, VA $333,700

New Orleans, LA $333,700

Akron, OH $333,500

Peoria, IL $333,100

Sarasota, FL $333,000

Nashville, TN $332,800

Omaha, NE $332,800

Green Bay, WI $332,800

Baton Rouge, LA $332,600

Charleston, SC $332,500

Jamestown, NY $332,300

Davenport, IA $332,300

Tucson, AZ $332,200

Saint Petersburg, FL $332,000

Tampa, FL $331,900

Evansville, IN $331,700

Port Arthur, TX $331,700

Bradenton, FL $331,500

Santa Fe, NM $330,900

Orlando, FL $330,300

Clearwater, FL $330,200

La Crosse, WI $329,400

Canton, OH $329,400

Albuquerque, NM $329,200

Newport News, VA $329,200

High Point, NC $329,100

Ogden, UT $328,900

Corpus Christi, TX $328,700

Norfolk, VA $328,500

Laramie, WY $328,500

Saginaw, MI $328,200

Rock Island, IL $328,200

Jacksonville, FL $328,100

Salisbury, NC $328,100

Boise, ID $328,000

Moline, IL $327,800

Fort Myers, FL $327,700

Memphis, TN $327,600

Tulsa, OK $327,500

Waterloo, IA $327,300

Spartanburg, SC $326,900

Lincoln, NE $326,700

Fort Wayne, IN $326,700

Provo, UT $326,600

Cedar Falls, IA $326,200

San Antonio, TX $326,100

Greensboro, NC $325,900

South Bend, IN $325,900

Savannah, GA $325,500

Muskegon, MI $325,400

Birmingham, AL $325,300

Winston Salem, NC $325,200

Lake Charles, LA $324,300

Anderson, IN $324,300

Lexington, KY $324,100

Augusta, GA $324,000

Greenville, SC $324,000

Lima, OH $323,800

Wichita, KS $323,700

Tuscaloosa, AL $323,700

Columbia, SC $323,400

Springfield, OH $323,300

Asheville, NC $322,800

Bloomington, IN $322,500

Knoxville, TN $321,300

Shreveport, LA $321,200

Wilmington, NC $320,800

Roanoke, VA $320,800

Topeka, KS $320,200

Frankfort, KY $320,100

Oklahoma City, OK $319,900

Chillicothe, OH $319,700

Longview, TX $319,700

Melbourne, FL $319,700

Sioux Falls, SD $319,100

Mobile, AL $319,100

Terre Haute, IN $318,900

Altoona, PA $318,700

Amarillo, TX $318,500

Killeen, TX $318,400

Fayetteville, AR $318,100

Chattanooga, TN $318,000

Sioux City, IA $317,700

Idaho Falls, ID $317,600

Lynchburg, VA $317,300

Gainesville, FL $316,900

Portsmouth, OH $316,700

Little Rock, AR $316,600

Lafayette, LA $316,500

Youngstown, OH $316,500

Daytona Beach, FL $316,300

Clarksville, TN $316,200

Pensacola, FL $316,200

Temple, TX $316,200

Hopkinsville, KY $315,100

Erie, PA $315,100

Florence, SC $314,900

Charleston, WV $314,400

Great Falls, MT $314,200

Tallahassee, FL $313,700

Macon, GA $313,700

Fayetteville, NC $313,600

Waco, TX $313,500

Helena, MT $313,300

Pine Bluff, AR $313,200

Vincennes, IN $312,700

Lubbock, TX $312,600

Alamogordo, NM $312,400

Twin Falls, ID $312,100

Rapid City, SD $312,000

Jackson, MS $311,300

Huntington, WV $311,300

Greenville, MS $311,300

Parkersburg, WV $310,900

Montgomery, AL $310,900

Wichita Falls, TX $310,500

Springfield, MO $310,500

Biloxi, MS $310,400

Monroe, LA $310,000

Johnstown, PA $309,800

Sumter, SC $309,600

Columbus, GA $309,600

Pascagoula, MS $308,900

Abilene, TX $308,900

Kingsport, TN $308,000

Albany, GA $308,000

Gulfport, MS $307,900

Alexandria, LA $306,700

Fort Smith, AR $305,900

El Paso, TX $304,900

Las Cruces, NM $303,400

Harlingen, TX $302,500

Pocatello, ID $302,400

Florence, AL $302,000

Brownsville, TX $301,900

Mcallen, TX $301,100

Dothan, AL $300,700

Columbus, MS $298,600

Altus, OK $296,900

Lawton, OK $296,300

Pierre, SD $295,000

Chief People Officer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chief People Officer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $391,363. While startup companies pay approximate $331,053.

Chief People Officer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$331,053
Growth Stage	51~500	$350,122
Established	501~5000	$377,911
Enterprise	5000+	$391,363

Chief People Officer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chief People Officer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Chief People Officer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Chief People Officer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Chief People Officer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$437,750	$210.0	25%
Biotechnology	$420,240	$202.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$420,240	$202.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$402,730	$194.0	15%
Chemicals	$385,220	$185.0	10%

Chief People Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief People Officer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$316,900

Average $350,200/year

$380,900

$26,408

Average $29,183/month

$31,742

$6,094

Average $6,735/week

$7,325

$152

Average $168/hour

$183

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$380,900	$31,742	$7,325	$183
Average	$350,200	$29,183	$6,735	$168
25th Percentile	$316,900	$26,408	$6,094	$152

Salary Trends for Chief People Officer

Salaries for a Chief People Officer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $273,687 in 2023 to around $258,670 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief People Officer salary trends, .

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Most common benefits for Chief People Officer

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Common company salaries for Chief People Officer

Here are companies hiring for Chief People Officer and their salaries, click below for more details.

C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology the United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology the United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology the United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology the United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology the United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology the United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology the United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology the United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology the United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology the United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology the United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology the United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology the United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology the United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology the United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology the United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology the United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology the United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology the United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology the United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology the United States

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Top Paying Cities for Chief People Officers

Chief People Officer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

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Chief People Officer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

The top paying industries for a Chief People Officer

Chief People Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

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