Executive Recruiter Salaries (July 2026)
Median $85,000 across 175 listings posted in the last 12 months
The median advertised salary for executive recruiter roles is $85,000 per year, computed from 175 job listings with a posted salary range published since March 2026. The middle 50% advertise between $72,500 and $90,000. That is 13% above the overall recruiter median of $75,000 on the same basis. Among listings live right now, the median is $85,000 across 35 postings.
How executive recruiter salaries are trending by month
Each point is the median advertised salary of executive recruiter listings POSTED in that calendar month, so months are directly comparable regardless of how long listings stay live.
- March 2026: median $80,000 across 27 salary-disclosed executive recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $71,820 to $90,000).
- April 2026: median $76,500 across 29 salary-disclosed executive recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $71,820 to $85,000).
- May 2026: median $80,000 across 52 salary-disclosed executive recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $72,500 to $93,948).
- June 2026: median $77,500 across 22 salary-disclosed executive recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $72,500 to $89,375).
Months before July 2026 are reconstructed from the posting archive; from July 2026 the series is written by a monthly snapshot on the 1st.