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Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) jobs: 308 open roles, pay, industries and skills

308 open Chief Human Resources Officer jobs (CHRO), taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as Chief People Officer, Chief Talent Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Head of HR, Head of People. Listings that state pay show a median of $206,000 a year.

The market for Chief Human Resources Officer work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Chief Human Resources Officer jobs
308

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$206,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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State with the most openings
California (71)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Education & EdTech (20%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that are remote
40%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
13%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a CHRO does

C-suite role in Human Resources.

Hiring, pay, benefits, culture, development and the organization design behind them.

Usually reports to the CEO.

Other ways this role is written

  • CHRO
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Chief People Officer
  • Chief Talent Officer
  • Chief Human Capital Officer
  • Head of HR
  • Head of People

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Chief Human Resources Officer jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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CHRO salary

From 89 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$163,000
Median
$206,000
Upper quarter
$250,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for CHRO jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where CHRO jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills CHRO jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 63 Chief Human Resources Officer listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in CHRO listings

  1. 1. talent acquisition49%
  2. 2. employee relations44%
  3. 3. onboarding41%
  4. 4. hris35%
  5. 5. change management21%
  6. 6. strategic planning11%
  7. 7. audit10%
  8. 8. risk management8%
  9. 9. workday8%
  10. 10. logistics6%

Across all Human Resources openings

  1. 1. talent acquisition13%
  2. 2. onboarding9%
  3. 3. employee relations9%
  4. 4. hris4%
  5. 5. excel4%
  6. 6. workday2%
  7. 7. logistics2%
  8. 8. change management2%
  9. 9. project management2%
  10. 10. powerpoint2%

AI skills for CHRO jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

13% of 53 open Chief Human Resources Officer listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 2% of all Human Resources openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work8%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation8%
  3. 3. LLM application engineering4%

Do AI skills change chief human resources officer pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 2, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for chief human resources officer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Human Resources listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +30.8% (about $35.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$150,000
median, from 364 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$115,000
median, from 694 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Job titles under CHRO

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for CHRO roles

  • Confidential 31
  • AXA XL 3
  • Prime Intellect 3
  • Jobot 2
  • KIPP Foundation 2
  • Americans For Ben-gurion University 2
  • Sacramento Area Sewer District (CA) 2
  • Excel Impact 2
  • Prodigy Search 2
  • KIPP 2
  • American College of Healthcare Executives 2
  • MGT 2

CHRO questions

What does a CHRO do?
Hiring, pay, benefits, culture, development and the organization design behind them. Usually reports to the CEO.
What does CHRO stand for?
CHRO stands for Chief Human Resources Officer. The same job is also written Chief People Officer, Chief Talent Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Head of HR.
How many CHRO jobs are open?
308 verified open Chief Human Resources Officer jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a CHRO make?
Among 89 open Chief Human Resources Officer listings that state pay, the median is $206,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $163,000 and $250,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are CHRO jobs?
California (71), New York (66), Florida (25), Texas (22) have the most open Chief Human Resources Officer listings. About 40% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a CHRO the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $227,000.
Which industries hire for CHRO roles?
Education & EdTech (20%), Technology & Software (20%), Nonprofit & Social Impact (13%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (13%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do CHRO jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Chief Human Resources Officer listings are talent acquisition, employee relations, onboarding, hris, change management.
Do CHRO jobs ask for AI skills?
13% of 53 open Chief Human Resources Officer listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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