How much does a Tech Recruiter make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tech Recruiter in the United States is $58,001 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.
However, a Tech Recruiter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,043
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,387 to $61,164
Key Factors That Influence Tech Recruiter Salaries
A Tech Recruiter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Tech Recruiter 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 Tech Recruiters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $73,157
San Francisco: $72,356
Oakland: $70,831
San Jose, CA$73,157
San Francisco, CA$72,356
Oakland, CA$70,831
New York, NY$66,782
Paramus, NJ$65,970
Queens Village, NY$65,967
Passaic, NJ$65,912
Bergenfield, NJ$65,907
Stamford, CT$65,779
Huntington, NY$65,755
Newark, NJ$65,327
Bridgeport, CT$65,204
Vallejo, CA$65,089
New Brunswick, NJ$65,066
Petaluma, CA$65,031
Middlesex, NJ$64,921
Somerset, NJ$64,880
Santa Cruz, CA$64,805
Boston, MA$64,451
Monterey, CA$64,247
Seattle, WA$64,115
Santa Rosa, CA$64,103
Los Angeles, CA$64,086
Juneau, AK$63,935
Washington, DC$63,871
Orange, CA$63,665
Santa Ana, CA$63,511
Long Beach, CA$63,453
Anaheim, CA$63,442
Anchorage, AK$63,413
Santa Maria, CA$63,239
Everett, WA$63,227
Danbury, CT$63,023
Bremerton, WA$62,943
Tacoma, WA$62,734
New Suffolk, NY$62,733
Sacramento, CA$62,717
Santa Barbara, CA$62,653
Trenton, NJ$62,589
San Diego, CA$62,589
Brockton, MA$62,525
Fairbanks, AK$62,383
Lompoc, CA$62,235
Lowell, MA$62,188
Ventura, CA$62,177
Nashua, NH$62,166
Stockton, CA$62,160
Modesto, CA$61,737
Poughkeepsie, NY$61,609
Olympia, WA$61,499
Kennewick, WA$61,499
New Haven, CT$61,476
Lawrence, MA$61,267
Hartford, CT$61,209
Riverside, CA$61,197
New Bedford, MA$61,139
Richland, WA$61,139
Bakersfield, CA$61,058
San Bernardino, CA$61,035
New Britain, CT$61,029
Atlantic City, NJ$61,029
New London, CT$61,006
Norwich, CT$60,988
Portsmouth, NH$60,977
Boulder, CO$60,854
Portland, OR$60,774
Worcester, MA$60,768
Minneapolis, MN$60,588
Philadelphia, PA$60,507
Honolulu, HI$60,316
Saint Paul, MN$60,288
Vineland, NJ$60,275
Providence, RI$60,107
Chicago, IL$59,939
Bellingham, WA$59,869
Springfield, MA$59,823
Baltimore, MD$59,805
Chico, CA$59,660
Pittsfield, MA$59,504
Manchester, NH$59,393
Spokane, WA$59,138
Denver, CO$59,132
Albany, NY$58,860
Troy, NY$58,837
Nassau, NY$58,774
Schenectady, NY$58,715
Wilmington, DE$58,668
Burlington, VT$58,587
Salem, OR$58,564
Portland, ME$58,384
Yakima, WA$58,326
Rochester, MN$58,146
Reno, NV$58,117
Fresno, CA$58,117
Milwaukee, WI$58,065
Detroit, MI$58,007
Ann Arbor, MI$57,997
Allentown, PA$57,990
Colorado Springs, CO$57,891
Syracuse, NY$57,862
Carson City, NV$57,862
Houston, TX$57,781
Eugene, OR$57,752
Gary, IN$57,682
Springfield, OR$57,636
Bismarck, ND$57,624
Galveston, TX$57,584
Medford, OR$57,497
Fort Collins, CO$57,473
Concord, NH$57,444
Austin, TX$57,427
Mesa, AZ$57,305
Reading, PA$57,299
Phoenix, AZ$57,294
Dallas, TX$57,276
Saint Cloud, MN$57,221
Madison, WI$57,143
Utica, NY$56,986
Rochester, NY$56,893
Des Moines, IA$56,888
Raleigh, NC$56,882
Atlanta, GA$56,795
Battle Creek, MI$56,777
Salt Lake City, UT$56,760
Lancaster, PA$56,673
Harrisburg, PA$56,592
Kansas City, MO$56,534
Champaign, IL$56,522
Kansas City, KS$56,522
Fort Worth, TX$56,516
Columbus, OH$56,507
Boca Raton, FL$56,493
Pittsburgh, PA$56,470
Richmond, VA$56,447
Indianapolis, IN$56,435
Cleveland, OH$56,429
Las Vegas, NV$56,360
Cincinnati, OH$56,360
Petersburg, VA$56,273
Huntsville, AL$56,186
Lansing, MI$56,147
Lebanon, PA$56,139
Pueblo, CO$56,134
Appleton, WI$56,116
Buffalo, NY$56,093
Dayton, OH$56,076
Racine, WI$56,064
Charlotte, NC$56,058
Saint Louis, MO$56,041
York, PA$56,006
Elkhart, IN$56,006
Gastonia, NC$55,995
Billings, MT$55,981
Beaumont, TX$55,965
Lorain, OH$55,954
Benton Harbor, MI$55,942
Toledo, OH$55,931
Binghamton, NY$55,902
Rock Hill, SC$55,896
Rockford, IL$55,867
Springfield, IL$55,844
Elyria, OH$55,838
Fargo, ND$55,838
Flagstaff, AZ$55,797
Fort Lauderdale, FL$55,762
Duluth, MN$55,728
Miami, FL$55,728
Cheyenne, WY$55,687
Grand Forks, ND$55,687
Bangor, ME$55,559
Cedar Rapids, IA$55,496
Durham, NC$55,471
Louisville, KY$55,467
Grand Rapids, MI$55,455
Hialeah, FL$55,449
Casper, WY$55,368
Scranton, PA$55,298
New Orleans, LA$55,281
Virginia Beach, VA$55,275
Akron, OH$55,246
Peoria, IL$55,171
Sarasota, FL$55,159
Nashville, TN$55,119
Omaha, NE$55,119
Green Bay, WI$55,119
Baton Rouge, LA$55,090
Charleston, SC$55,078
Jamestown, NY$55,049
Davenport, IA$55,049
Tucson, AZ$55,020
Saint Petersburg, FL$54,985
Tampa, FL$54,974
Evansville, IN$54,939
Port Arthur, TX$54,939
Bradenton, FL$54,916
Santa Fe, NM$54,811
Orlando, FL$54,707
Clearwater, FL$54,689
Canton, OH$54,568
La Crosse, WI$54,568
Albuquerque, NM$54,533
Newport News, VA$54,527
High Point, NC$54,510
Ogden, UT$54,486
Corpus Christi, TX$54,440
Norfolk, VA$54,405
Laramie, WY$54,405
Rock Island, IL$54,370
Saginaw, MI$54,359
Jacksonville, FL$54,353
Salisbury, NC$54,341
Boise, ID$54,330
Moline, IL$54,301
Fort Myers, FL$54,283
Memphis, TN$54,272
Tulsa, OK$54,243
Waterloo, IA$54,208
Spartanburg, SC$54,150
Lincoln, NE$54,121
Fort Wayne, IN$54,109
Provo, UT$54,104
Cedar Falls, IA$54,034
San Antonio, TX$54,011
Greensboro, NC$53,988
South Bend, IN$53,982
Savannah, GA$53,918
Muskegon, MI$53,895
Birmingham, AL$53,889
Winston Salem, NC$53,861
Lake Charles, LA$53,721
Anderson, IN$53,709
Lexington, KY$53,692
Augusta, GA$53,674
Greenville, SC$53,674
Lima, OH$53,628
Wichita, KS$53,622
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,622
Columbia, SC$53,570
Springfield, OH$53,558
Asheville, NC$53,466
Bloomington, IN$53,425
Knoxville, TN$53,216
Shreveport, LA$53,210
Wilmington, NC$53,135
Roanoke, VA$53,135
Topeka, KS$53,031
Frankfort, KY$53,024
Oklahoma City, OK$52,984
Chillicothe, OH$52,961
Longview, TX$52,955
Melbourne, FL$52,949
Sioux Falls, SD$52,857
Mobile, AL$52,851
Terre Haute, IN$52,828
Altoona, PA$52,793
Amarillo, TX$52,752
Killeen, TX$52,735
Fayetteville, AR$52,688
Chattanooga, TN$52,671
Sioux City, IA$52,619
Idaho Falls, ID$52,607
Lynchburg, VA$52,561
Gainesville, FL$52,485
Portsmouth, OH$52,456
Little Rock, AR$52,445
Lafayette, LA$52,422
Youngstown, OH$52,422
Daytona Beach, FL$52,387
Clarksville, TN$52,381
Pensacola, FL$52,375
Temple, TX$52,371
Hopkinsville, KY$52,201
Erie, PA$52,190
Florence, SC$52,166
Charleston, WV$52,074
Great Falls, MT$52,045
Macon, GA$51,963
Tallahassee, FL$51,958
Fayetteville, NC$51,946
Waco, TX$51,934
Helena, MT$51,894
Pine Bluff, AR$51,872
Vincennes, IN$51,801
Lubbock, TX$51,778
Alamogordo, NM$51,743
Twin Falls, ID$51,691
Rapid City, SD$51,673
Jackson, MS$51,569
Huntington, WV$51,565
Greenville, MS$51,563
Parkersburg, WV$51,504
Montgomery, AL$51,494
Wichita Falls, TX$51,436
Springfield, MO$51,436
Biloxi, MS$51,407
Monroe, LA$51,349
Johnstown, PA$51,308
Sumter, SC$51,285
Columbus, GA$51,279
Pascagoula, MS$51,169
Abilene, TX$51,169
Kingsport, TN$51,018
Albany, GA$51,018
Gulfport, MS$51,001
Alexandria, LA$50,809
Fort Smith, AR$50,664
El Paso, TX$50,508
Las Cruces, NM$50,247
Harlingen, TX$50,099
Pocatello, ID$50,090
Florence, AL$50,015
Brownsville, TX$50,003
Mcallen, TX$49,881
Dothan, AL$49,800
Columbus, MS$49,455
Altus, OK$49,185
Lawton, OK$49,075
Pierre, SD$48,866
What Skills Can Increase a Tech Recruiter's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Networking (Mentioned in 4.18% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
RPO (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) involves an employer turning the responsibility of finding potential job candidates over to a third-party service provider.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.22% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Tech Recruiter's salary.
Software Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Tech Recruiter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Tech Recruiter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 42% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Tech Recruiter positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Tech Recruiter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Tech Recruiter
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$69,602
$33.0
20%
Financial Services
$66,701
$32.0
15%
Internet
$66,701
$32.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$64,381
$31.0
11%
Energy & Utilities
$63,801
$31.0
10%
Tech Recruiter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Tech Recruiter'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.
Salaries for a Tech Recruiter can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $57,412 in 2023
to around $56,957 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Tech Recruiter salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Tech Recruiter
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Tech Recruiter
Here are companies hiring for Tech Recruiter and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Tech Recruiter
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Tech Recruiter?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Tech Recruiter roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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