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Director of Human Resources jobs: 913 open roles, pay, industries and skills

913 open Director of Human Resources jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as Human Resources Director, Director, Human Resources, Senior Director of Human Resources, Global Director of Human Resources, Regional Director of Human Resources. Listings that state pay show a median of $170,000 a year.

The market for Director of Human Resources work

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

Verified open Director of Human Resources jobs
913

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

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Median pay in listings that state it
$170,000

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State with the most openings
California (153)

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Industry hiring the most
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (20%)

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Listings that are remote
30%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
14%

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What a Director of Human Resources does

Director role in Human Resources.

A director of human resources leads a team inside the function and answers for hiring, pay, benefits, employee relations and development.

Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • Director of Human Resources
  • Human Resources Director
  • Director, Human Resources
  • Senior Director of Human Resources
  • Global Director of Human Resources
  • Regional Director of Human Resources
  • Director of People
  • Director of HR

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

Open Director of Human Resources jobs

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

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Director of Human Resources salary

From 269 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$135,500
Median
$170,000
Upper quarter
$214,500

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 Director of Human Resources 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 Director of Human Resources jobs are

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

Skills Director of Human Resources jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 450 Director of Human Resources listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in Director of Human Resources listings

  1. 1. talent acquisition50%
  2. 2. employee relations40%
  3. 3. onboarding23%
  4. 4. change management21%
  5. 5. hris17%
  6. 6. project management12%
  7. 7. workday9%
  8. 8. risk management8%
  9. 9. audit7%
  10. 10. strategic planning6%

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 Director of Human Resources 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.

14% of 347 open Director of Human Resources 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 work7%
  2. 2. AI adoption and change management3%
  3. 3. AI workflow automation3%
  4. 4. Responsible AI2%
  5. 5. AI strategy and use cases1%
  6. 6. AI governance and risk1%

Do AI skills change director of human resources pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 2, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for director of human resources 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 Director of Human Resources

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

Employers hiring for Director of Human Resources roles

  • Advocate Health 6
  • Solomon Page 5
  • Kiernan Trebach 5
  • Xfinity 4
  • Crusoe 4
  • Walmart 4
  • Okta 4
  • CoreWeave 4
  • Career Launch 4
  • Creative Financial Staffing 4
  • Vaco 3
  • Danaher 3

Director of Human Resources questions

What does a Director of Human Resources do?
A director of human resources leads a team inside the function and answers for hiring, pay, benefits, employee relations and development. Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.
What else is a Director of Human Resources called?
The same job is also written Human Resources Director, Director, Human Resources, Senior Director of Human Resources, Global Director of Human Resources, Regional Director of Human Resources, Director of People, Director of HR.
How many Director of Human Resources jobs are open?
913 verified open Director of Human Resources jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a Director of Human Resources make?
Among 269 open Director of Human Resources listings that state pay, the median is $170,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $135,500 and $214,500. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are Director of Human Resources jobs?
California (153), New York (116), Texas (83), Illinois (44) have the most open Director of Human Resources listings. About 30% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a Director of Human Resources the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $198,000.
Which industries hire for Director of Human Resources roles?
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (20%), Technology & Software (18%), Education & EdTech (12%), Manufacturing & Industrial (10%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do Director of Human Resources jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Director of Human Resources listings are talent acquisition, employee relations, onboarding, change management, hris.
Do Director of Human Resources jobs ask for AI skills?
14% of 347 open Director of Human Resources listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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