HR and recruiting salaries are surveyed in the Washington, DC area, January 2008. Workload and job tenure data also reported.
Average Salary by Title
(6) Recruiter $66,667 (Range $47,000 - $81,000)
(11) Sr. Recruiter $89,782 (Range $75,000 - $115,000)
(5) Sr. HR Generalist $86,020
(Range $84,000 - $92,600)Lead Recruiter
See Sr. Recruiter
(9) Recruiting Manager $100,111
(Range $75,000 - $118,000)(6) Recruiting Director $132,833
(Range $100,000 - $175,000)(5) HR Director $107,495
(Range $88,000 - $138,500)(8) Contract Recruiter $56.40
(Range $45 to $72.50)
Averages for All Titles
Average Recruiting Director Bonus $ 5,833
Average HR Director Bonus $ 7,853
Average Recruiting Manager Bonus $ 7,844
Average Recruiter Bonus $ 1,630
Average Time w/Company 38.3 mos.
Average Time in Job 26.1 mos.
Average Number of Open Jobs 27.3
Average Fills / Month 6.33
Average Fills / Year 63.3
Biggest Concerns for 2008
Finding talent 14 Labor shortage 5 Budget/Economy 8 Potential RIFs 3 Finding cleared people 4 Total Respondents 50
COMMENTARY Recruiting directors and managers are continuing to garner higher salaries, a constant indicator that the war for talent is not over.Competition and labor shortages keep the average time to fill rate at about 6 per month. Historically, 8 fills per month has been the norm.