HR Manager Salary by City (2026)

Mid-career New York baseline: $70,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.

Highest Adjusted
Zurich
$85,680
Median City
Rome
$34,510
Best Value
Dubai
$50,680

HR Manager Salary — All 113 Cities

#CityLocal marketLifestyle equivalentCOLITake-Home %
1ZurichCHF 36,866CHF 69,421122.465.5%
2GenevaCHF 36,866CHF 67,266118.661.5%
3New York$70,000$70,000100.067.1%
4San Francisco$70,000$68,32097.668.1%
5SingaporeS$52,890S$79,97387.777.3%
6London£30,572£46,12287.574.3%
7Copenhagenkr 208,846kr 380,81085.763.3%
8Amsterdam€35,018€49,02582.663.0%
9Boston$70,000$57,68082.468.4%
10Tel Aviv₪125,979₪204,84281.376.4%
11Miami$70,000$56,07080.177.4%
12Washington DC$70,000$55,86079.868.9%
13Seattle$70,000$55,65079.577.4%
14Oslokr 351,581kr 551,98378.569.0%
15San Diego$70,000$54,25077.568.1%
16Tokyo¥3,795,286¥8,382,16177.376.5%
17Los Angeles$70,000$53,41076.368.1%
18SydneyA$66,642A$74,10274.583.8%
19Hong KongHK$285,060HK$403,47073.689.0%
20Chicago$70,000$51,24073.272.5%
21Dublin€29,676€43,20972.876.0%
22DubaiAED 126,796AED 183,60172.4100.0%
23DohaQAR 117,355QAR 177,30969.5100.0%
24Seoul₩31,104,669₩61,231,76268.979.7%
25Philadelphia$70,000$48,16068.874.3%
26Luxembourg City€32,644€40,59768.474.6%
27MelbourneA$66,642A$67,83568.283.8%
28Abu DhabiAED 126,796AED 171,93567.8100.0%
29Portland$70,000$47,04067.267.5%
30Denver$70,000$45,99065.773.0%
31VancouverC$54,021C$61,98265.470.5%
32Austin$70,000$45,36064.877.4%
33Tampa$70,000$45,15064.577.4%
34Stockholmkr 350,501kr 409,76764.361.0%
35PerthA$66,642A$63,16163.583.8%
36Atlanta$70,000$44,24063.271.9%
37Nashville$70,000$43,96062.877.4%
38Osaka¥3,795,286¥6,809,82862.876.5%
39Dallas$70,000$43,75062.577.4%
40TorontoC$54,021C$59,04462.369.1%
41Edinburgh£30,572£32,73362.175.3%
42Munich€35,018€36,50261.564.5%
43Minneapolis$70,000$42,98061.469.6%
44AucklandNZ$46,248NZ$68,58360.881.6%
45Houston$70,000$42,14060.277.4%
46Charlotte$70,000$41,86059.872.9%
47Phoenix$70,000$41,23058.974.9%
48Raleigh$70,000$41,02058.672.9%
49Helsinki€24,928€34,54358.282.9%
50Las Vegas$70,000$40,74058.277.4%
51Milan€18,993€34,30657.867.4%
52Nice€30,270€31,27952.770.2%
53MontrealC$54,021C$49,37752.163.2%
54Fukuoka¥3,795,286¥5,573,64951.476.5%
55Berlin€35,018€30,38851.264.5%
56Brussels€24,928€29,85450.377.2%
57Rome€18,993€29,26149.367.4%
58Vienna€24,928€28,60848.271.0%
59Paris€30,270€27,83646.970.2%
60Shanghai¥94,247¥217,71146.270.2%
61TaipeiNT$664,157NT$991,80744.888.7%
62Beijing¥94,247¥204,98743.570.2%
63RiyadhSAR 105,000SAR 111,82542.690.2%
64Panama City$12,600$29,61042.388.3%
65Barcelona€18,993€24,98742.172.9%
66Shenzhen¥94,247¥197,44741.970.2%
67São PauloR$56,506R$147,62241.877.2%
68Guangzhou¥94,247¥182,36838.770.2%
69Madrid€18,993€22,55438.072.9%
70Bangkok฿282,025฿807,02437.294.5%
71CancúnMX$166,039MX$424,58635.887.5%
72Lisbon€16,619€20,59534.771.7%
73Valencia€18,993€19,88333.572.9%
74SantiagoCLP 9,843,750CLP 21,787,50033.280.1%
75Kuala LumpurRM 51,235RM 93,36132.885.8%
76Mexico CityMX$166,039MX$385,44832.587.5%
77Montevideo$U 411,777$U 955,91132.581.9%
78Split€13,058€18,87431.860.0%
79Málaga€18,993€18,51831.272.9%
80San José (CR)₡5,667,470₡11,051,56631.289.3%
81Playa del CarmenMX$166,039MX$365,28630.887.5%
82Athens€14,245€18,16230.673.3%
83PragueKč 419,367Kč 493,56330.674.0%
84Phuket฿282,025฿661,67330.594.5%
85Porto€16,619€17,86530.171.7%
86Tallinn€15,432€17,15328.988.6%
87Cape TownR 204,096R 362,27128.481.9%
88Warsawzł 65,783zł 77,84328.479.8%
89Lagos₦7,748,494₦30,219,12727.370.7%
90Manila₱314,157₱1,052,42526.891.9%
91Ho Chi Minh City₫140,000,000₫462,000,00026.480.9%
92BudapestFt 5,028,614Ft 6,562,34226.166.5%
93LimaS/23,340S/66,90925.887.0%
94Buenos AiresAR$8,581,325AR$19,971,08425.657.9%
95Bali (Denpasar)Rp 86,445,783Rp 273,384,78925.386.9%
96Riga€13,058€15,01625.369.5%
97Phnom Penh$4,900$17,36024.8100.0%
98NairobiKSh 632,794KSh 2,232,85824.773.9%
99JakartaRp 86,445,783Rp 264,740,21124.586.9%
100Hanoi₫140,000,000₫421,750,00024.180.9%
101Krakowzł 65,783zł 65,23523.879.8%
102Istanbul₺358,434₺517,48923.164.0%
103BogotáCOP 29,096,386COP 66,630,72322.992.0%
104Chiang Mai฿282,025฿490,28922.694.5%
105Bucharestlei 53,322lei 66,65322.555.0%
106Mumbai₹582,455₹1,298,87422.393.9%
107CasablancaMAD 54,398MAD 150,27322.188.4%
108Bangalore₹582,455₹1,211,50620.893.9%
109MedellínCOP 29,096,386COP 59,356,62720.492.0%
110Delhi₹582,455₹1,135,78719.593.9%
111MarrakechMAD 54,398MAD 130,55419.288.4%
112Chennai₹582,455₹1,100,84018.993.9%
113CairoE£204,940E£573,83116.873.9%

Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.

Salary Range

Typical hr manager salary range (New York baseline, USD):

Entry Level
$38,000
Mid-Career
$70,000
Senior
$130,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average hr manager salary in 2026?

The mid-career hr manager New York baseline is $70,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.

Which city pays hr managers the most?

The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a hr manager is Zurich at $85,680 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.

How is the salary adjusted for each city?

Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.