- According to the PayScale website, the national average salary range for an executive in human resources is between $80,967 and $156,459 as of January 2011. This range, which includes bonuses and profit sharing, is pooled from those executives who specialize in human resources for industries like hotel and hospitality management, health care, education, pharmaceuticals and financial services.
- An executive director in human resources will likely earn a substantial salary during his first year, but it will still increase as he gains years of experience. PayScale states that the starting salary range for this position is $54,000 to $97,436, while an executive director with over five years of experience earns between $61,916 and $100,586. With over 10 years of experience, HR executive directors can earn up to $147,053, and passing 20 years of experience raises the range to $92,899 to $147,920.
- A wide variety of types of institutions employ human resource staffs, and the executive directors have a different salary range depending on the employer. Those employed by companies earn between $82,583 and $148,517, according to PayScale, while private practices pay between $70,306 and 128,188. Hospitals pay well for HR executives with a salary of $82,250 to $121,740, while non-profit organizations and colleges and universities have lower salaries that peak at $102,757 and $103,434 respectively.
- Because cost of living will play a role in deciding the salary any company offers, HR executives in different states do not have the same average salary. PayScale names New Jersey as the highest paying state for this position with a range of $96,206 to $205,237, while New York is a distant second with a range of $101,442 to $168,355. California is in third with a range of $101,865 to $144,376, and Massachusetts follows with a salary range of $84,203 to $139,000.
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