Head of People Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Head of People in Des Moines, IA is $220,522. While Salary.com is seeing that Head of People salary in Des Moines, IA can go up to $273,795 or down to $175,578, but most earn between $196,997 and $248,407. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of People in the United States.

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Create an efficient, consistent and scalable Global onboarding experience and partner with business leaders to create and improve functional onboarding.

January 05, 2023

Manage human resources daily operations including employee compensation and benefits, orientation and training of new hires, and maintaining health and safety accountability with labor laws.

February 26, 2023

Developing and maintaining a world-class People experience through the full employee life cycle, including onboarding, performance management, 360s, employee relations, career development, manager training, and offboarding.

March 29, 2023

Provide leadership in developing and executing People Experience strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of company culture and engagement, learning and development, total rewards, change management, organizational design, performance management and employee relations.

April 12, 2023

Demonstrated experience and success across People Operations - recruiting strategy, HR compliance, benefit planning, compensation and performance planning, mediation and learning and development.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of People in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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196997

248407

220522

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

233862

313812

268216

What is the average salary for Head of People in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of People in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Head of People ranges from $196,997 to $248,407 with the average base salary of $220,522. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $233,862 to $313,812 with the average total cash compensation of $268,216.

View Average Salary for Head of People as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$220,522	$196,997 - $248,407
Bonus	$47,693	$36,865 - $65,405
Total Pay	$268,216	$233,862 - $313,812

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Head of People Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $196,128 - $247,311	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $196,128 - $247,311	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $194,300 - $245,006	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,099 - $230,883	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,669 - $232,862	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $194,316 - $245,027	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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