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SALARY GUIDE 2026 · RECRUITERS

What recruiters are asking to be paid.

What we're seeing from 737 recruiters who applied with us since January 2024. Every number shows how many people it rests on.

$81KTypical pay askbased on 256 people
54%Have 5 or more years of full-cycle recruitingbased on 441 people
$130KTypical yearly billing, most recent yearbased on 34 people

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Typical asks inside

Recruiter / Talent Acquisition$80K
Senior Recruiter$92.5K
Recruiting Manager / Director$120K

Desired base salary, median, based on 252 people who applied with us (January 2024 – October 2026). The guide also has the middle-half range and the lowest pay people say they'd take.

What else is in the guide

  • Pay asks by title: the middle half and the typical ask, plus the lowest pay people say they'd take
  • Their most recent yearly billing
  • How they want to be paid
  • Years of full-cycle recruiting
  • How often they talk with hiring managers
  • Where they'll work: hybrid, in the office, or remote
  • Why they're looking, in their own words
  • The recruiting tools and job boards they use
  • Metro Atlanta pay from the BLS for comparison
  • How often people leave, from BLS turnover data

Only group totals are shown. No one's individual answers are in the guide. Groups under 5 people are left out.

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