What are the main factors that influence a Recruiter's salary?

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

How does experience change A Recruiter's salary?

A Recruiter's salary grows with experience: a Recruiter I (0-2 years)earns $58,921, a Recruiter (2-4 years)earns $73,863, a Recruiter III (4-7 years)earns $88,846, a Recruiter IV (7+ years)earns $113,184, a Recruiting Supervisor (7+ years)earns $76,176,

What are the highest paying states for a Recruiter?

Recruiter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Recruiter roles are District of Columbia $81,979, California $81,668, Massachusetts $80,580. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Recruiter roles make?

Salaries for Recruiter level roles vary by specialization: Legal Recruiter: $112,635; Executive Recruiter: $109,890; Corporate Recruiter: $89,277; Nurse Recruiter: $87,048; Military Recruiter: $79,464.

How do different companies affect a Recruiter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Recruiter 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.

Recruiter Salary in the United States

How much does a Recruiter make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Recruiter in the United States is $74,042 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,695
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,323 to $76,477
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,475

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Recruiter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,477	$6,373	$1,471	$37
Average	$74,042	$6,170	$1,424	$36
25th Percentile	$64,323	$5,360	$1,237	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Recruiter Salaries

A Recruiter'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Recruiter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Recruiter'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,921
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,863
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,846
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,184
Expert (over 8 years): $76,176

Levels	Salary
Recruiter... Level Recruiter	$58,921
Recruiter... Level Recruiter	$73,863
Recruiter... Level Recruiter	$88,846
Recruiter... Level Recruiter	$113,184
Recruitin... Level Recruiter	$76,176

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How Do 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 Recruiters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,979.
California: $81,668.
Massachusetts: $80,580.

District of Columbia $81,979 California $81,668 Massachusetts $80,580 Washington $80,284 New Jersey $80,254 Alaska $80,150 Connecticut $79,128 New York $78,714

Hawaii $77,388 Rhode Island $76,767 Maryland $76,344 Minnesota $75,767 Colorado $75,545 Illinois $75,471 Oregon $75,189 Delaware $74,982

New Hampshire $74,852 Virginia $74,560 Pennsylvania $73,709 Nevada $73,279 North Dakota $73,138 Michigan $72,916 Wisconsin $72,835 Vermont $72,672

Texas $72,220 Maine $72,191 Arizona $72,146 Ohio $72,095 Georgia $71,413 Indiana $71,073 Wyoming $71,006 Utah $70,902

Iowa $70,858 Kansas $70,503 Louisiana $70,399 North Carolina $70,362 Missouri $70,347 Florida $70,058 Montana $69,903 Nebraska $69,755

Kentucky $69,673 South Carolina $69,377 Tennessee $69,192 Idaho $69,118 New Mexico $68,578 Oklahoma $68,459 Alabama $68,022 South Dakota $67,289

Arkansas $66,889 West Virginia $66,675 Mississippi $66,030

Top Paying Cities for Recruiters

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: $93,389
San Francisco: $92,471
Oakland: $90,420

San Jose, CA $93,389

San Francisco, CA $92,471

Oakland, CA $90,420

New York, NY $85,807

Queens Village, NY $85,252

Paramus, NJ $84,659

Passaic, NJ $84,585

Bergenfield, NJ $84,511

Stamford, CT $84,400

Huntington, NY $84,326

Newark, NJ $83,845

Bridgeport, CT $83,697

New Brunswick, NJ $83,453

Vallejo, CA $83,297

Middlesex, NJ $83,253

Somerset, NJ $83,186

Petaluma, CA $83,016

Santa Cruz, CA $82,727

Boston, MA $82,579

Monterey, CA $82,209

Fairbanks, AK $82,157

Los Angeles, CA $82,016

Washington, DC $81,979

Seattle, WA $81,846

Santa Rosa, CA $81,831

Juneau, AK $81,616

Orange, CA $81,372

Anchorage, AK $81,239

Anaheim, CA $81,187

Santa Ana, CA $81,076

Nassau, NY $81,031

Long Beach, CA $81,002

Danbury, CT $80,980

Santa Maria, CA $80,728

Everett, WA $80,713

Bremerton, WA $80,350

Trenton, NJ $80,209

Sacramento, CA $80,180

San Diego, CA $80,143

Brockton, MA $80,113

Tacoma, WA $80,084

Santa Barbara, CA $79,980

Lowell, MA $79,684

New Suffolk, NY $79,654

Nashua, NH $79,565

Lompoc, CA $79,447

Ventura, CA $79,373

Stockton, CA $79,351

New Haven, CT $79,203

Atlantic City, NJ $79,010

Hartford, CT $78,847

Modesto, CA $78,810

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,647

New Britain, CT $78,610

Olympia, WA $78,507

Kennewick, WA $78,507

New London, CT $78,492

Norwich, CT $78,469

Lawrence, MA $78,432

Bakersfield, CA $78,225

Riverside, CA $78,122

New Bedford, MA $78,122

Richland, WA $78,047

Portsmouth, NH $77,988

Vineland, NJ $77,973

San Bernardino, CA $77,914

Boulder, CO $77,707

Worcester, MA $77,648

Portland, OR $77,581

Saint Paul, MN $77,492

Minneapolis, MN $77,492

Philadelphia, PA $77,388

Honolulu, HI $76,996

Springfield, MA $76,737

Providence, RI $76,730

Chicago, IL $76,515

Bellingham, WA $76,426

Baltimore, MD $76,344

Chico, CA $76,159

Wilmington, DE $76,034

Pittsfield, MA $75,959

Manchester, NH $75,819

Spokane, WA $75,493

Denver, CO $75,486

Albany, NY $75,138

Troy, NY $75,108

Schenectady, NY $74,953

Burlington, VT $74,790

Portland, ME $74,530

Salem, OR $74,471

Yakima, WA $74,456

Ann Arbor, MI $74,434

Rochester, MN $74,227

Fresno, CA $74,190

Reno, NV $74,190

Milwaukee, WI $74,123

Detroit, MI $74,049

Allentown, PA $74,027

Carson City, NV $74,020

Houston, TX $73,909

Colorado Springs, CO $73,901

Syracuse, NY $73,864

Eugene, OR $73,723

Bismarck, ND $73,635

Gary, IN $73,635

Galveston, TX $73,635

Springfield, OR $73,575

Medford, OR $73,398

Fort Collins, CO $73,368

Austin, TX $73,309

Mesa, AZ $73,153

Phoenix, AZ $73,138

Dallas, TX $73,116

Reading, PA $73,072

Saint Cloud, MN $73,042

Concord, NH $72,976

Madison, WI $72,946

Utica, NY $72,746

Raleigh, NC $72,687

Las Vegas, NV $72,679

Rochester, NY $72,628

Des Moines, IA $72,620

Atlanta, GA $72,502

Battle Creek, MI $72,480

Salt Lake City, UT $72,457

Lancaster, PA $72,346

Champaign, IL $72,331

Harrisburg, PA $72,243

Durham, NC $72,176

Kansas City, MO $72,169

Kansas City, KS $72,154

Fort Worth, TX $72,146

Boca Raton, FL $72,117

Cleveland, OH $72,109

Columbus, OH $72,095

Pittsburgh, PA $72,087

Richmond, VA $72,057

Indianapolis, IN $72,043

Cincinnati, OH $71,946

Petersburg, VA $71,835

Billings, MT $71,672

Lansing, MI $71,672

Huntsville, AL $71,672

Lebanon, PA $71,665

Dayton, OH $71,658

Pueblo, CO $71,658

Appleton, WI $71,635

Buffalo, NY $71,606

Racine, WI $71,569

Charlotte, NC $71,561

Saint Louis, MO $71,539

Springfield, IL $71,510

Elkhart, IN $71,495

York, PA $71,495

Gastonia, NC $71,487

Benton Harbor, MI $71,487

Beaumont, TX $71,443

Lorain, OH $71,428

Toledo, OH $71,399

Binghamton, NY $71,361

Rock Hill, SC $71,354

Rockford, IL $71,317

Fargo, ND $71,280

Elyria, OH $71,280

Flagstaff, AZ $71,228

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,184

Miami, FL $71,139

Duluth, MN $71,021

Bangor, ME $70,925

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,843

Louisville, KY $70,806

Grand Rapids, MI $70,791

Hialeah, FL $70,784

Casper, WY $70,680

Scranton, PA $70,591

New Orleans, LA $70,569

Virginia Beach, VA $70,562

Akron, OH $70,525

Peoria, IL $70,429

Sarasota, FL $70,414

Green Bay, WI $70,362

Baton Rouge, LA $70,325

Charleston, SC $70,310

Nashville, TN $70,288

Jamestown, NY $70,273

Davenport, IA $70,273

Tucson, AZ $70,236

Cheyenne, WY $70,214

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,192

Tampa, FL $70,177

Omaha, NE $70,162

Port Arthur, TX $70,132

Evansville, IN $70,132

Bradenton, FL $70,103

Santa Fe, NM $69,970

Orlando, FL $69,895

Clearwater, FL $69,814

Canton, OH $69,659

La Crosse, WI $69,659

Grand Forks, ND $69,636

Albuquerque, NM $69,614

Tulsa, OK $69,614

Newport News, VA $69,607

High Point, NC $69,584

Ogden, UT $69,555

Corpus Christi, TX $69,496

Laramie, WY $69,451

Norfolk, VA $69,451

Rock Island, IL $69,407

Saginaw, MI $69,392

Jacksonville, FL $69,385

Salisbury, NC $69,370

Memphis, TN $69,355

Moline, IL $69,318

Fort Myers, FL $69,296

Waterloo, IA $69,199

Spartanburg, SC $69,125

Lincoln, NE $69,088

Fort Wayne, IN $69,074

Birmingham, AL $68,992

Cedar Falls, IA $68,977

Provo, UT $68,970

Springfield, OH $68,963

San Antonio, TX $68,948

Greensboro, NC $68,918

South Bend, IN $68,911

Winston Salem, NC $68,903

Boise, ID $68,881

Savannah, GA $68,829

Muskegon, MI $68,696

Lima, OH $68,607

Lake Charles, LA $68,578

Anderson, IN $68,563

Lexington, KY $68,540

Augusta, GA $68,518

Greenville, SC $68,518

Wichita, KS $68,452

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,452

Columbia, SC $68,385

Bloomington, IN $68,200

Roanoke, VA $68,155

Asheville, NC $68,059

Knoxville, TN $67,933

Shreveport, LA $67,926

Wilmington, NC $67,830

Frankfort, KY $67,689

Oklahoma City, OK $67,637

Chillicothe, OH $67,608

Longview, TX $67,600

Topeka, KS $67,578

Mobile, AL $67,467

Terre Haute, IN $67,437

Erie, PA $67,430

Altoona, PA $67,393

Melbourne, FL $67,371

Amarillo, TX $67,341

Killeen, TX $67,319

Fayetteville, AR $67,260

Sioux Falls, SD $67,208

Chattanooga, TN $67,163

Idaho Falls, ID $67,156

Gainesville, FL $67,000

Portsmouth, OH $66,963

Little Rock, AR $66,949

Lynchburg, VA $66,949

Lafayette, LA $66,919

Youngstown, OH $66,919

Temple, TX $66,889

Daytona Beach, FL $66,875

Clarksville, TN $66,867

Pensacola, FL $66,860

Hopkinsville, KY $66,638

Charleston, WV $66,630

Florence, SC $66,593

Sioux City, IA $66,549

Macon, GA $66,334

Tallahassee, FL $66,327

Fayetteville, NC $66,312

Waco, TX $66,297

Wichita Falls, TX $66,297

Pine Bluff, AR $66,267

Vincennes, IN $66,127

Lubbock, TX $66,097

Great Falls, MT $66,053

Alamogordo, NM $66,045

Abilene, TX $65,986

Rapid City, SD $65,890

Monroe, LA $65,890

Albany, GA $65,845

Huntington, WV $65,838

Jackson, MS $65,831

Greenville, MS $65,823

Parkersburg, WV $65,749

Montgomery, AL $65,734

Johnstown, PA $65,720

Springfield, MO $65,660

Biloxi, MS $65,623

Sumter, SC $65,468

Columbus, GA $65,460

Twin Falls, ID $65,416

Pascagoula, MS $65,320

Kingsport, TN $65,127

Gulfport, MS $65,105

Alexandria, LA $64,861

Fort Smith, AR $64,676

El Paso, TX $64,476

Helena, MT $64,379

Las Cruces, NM $64,142

Harlingen, TX $63,935

Pocatello, ID $63,868

Florence, AL $63,846

Brownsville, TX $63,831

Dothan, AL $63,713

Mcallen, TX $63,676

Columbus, MS $63,128

Altus, OK $62,787

Lawton, OK $62,647

Pierre, SD $62,380

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Interviewing (Mentioned in 6.11% Job Postings): The ability and process of conducting a conversation to gather information to facilitate all kinds of decision-making.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.75% 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.
HRIS (Mentioned in 1.23% Job Postings): HRIS is a management system designed specifically to provide managers with information to make HR decisions. Is a system that lets you keep track of all your employees and information about them.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Interviewing	6.11%
Microsoft Office	2.75%
HRIS	1.23%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Recruiter's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Workday: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$78,484	6%
Insight	$78,484	6%
Workday	$77,744	5%
Partnering	$77,003	4%
Consulting	$77,003	4%
Leadership	$77,003	4%

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How Education impacts a Recruiter's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Recruiters enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Recruiter with a Associate's Degree is between $73,164 and $77,798).

Recruiter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Recruiter

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 8.9%

Associates 8.2%

Bachelors 60.9%

Masters 20.0%

Doctorate 1.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	8.9%
Associates	8.2%
Bachelors	60.9%
Masters	20.0%
Doctorate	1.0%

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Recruiter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$64,323

Average $74,042/year

$76,477

$5,360

Average $6,170/month

$6,373

$1,237

Average $1,424/week

$1,471

$31

Average $36/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,477	$6,373	$1,471	$37
Average	$74,042	$6,170	$1,424	$36
25th Percentile	$64,323	$5,360	$1,237	$31

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Salary Trends for Recruiter

Salaries for a Recruiter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $67,840 in 2023 to around $67,891 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Recruiter salary trends, .

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$67,840

2024

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