Senior Recruiter Salaries (July 2026)
Median $76,675 across 214 listings posted in the last 12 months
The median advertised salary for senior recruiter roles is $76,675 per year, computed from 214 job listings with a posted salary range published since March 2026. The middle 50% advertise between $75,000 and $95,900. That is 2% above the overall recruiter median of $75,000 on the same basis. Among listings live right now, the median is $81,000 across 38 postings.
How senior recruiter salaries are trending by month
Each point is the median advertised salary of senior recruiter listings POSTED in that calendar month, so months are directly comparable regardless of how long listings stay live.
- March 2026: median $75,000 across 74 salary-disclosed senior recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $75,000 to $105,000).
- April 2026: median $76,500 across 49 salary-disclosed senior recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $70,000 to $79,000).
- May 2026: median $89,000 across 53 salary-disclosed senior recruiter listings posted that month (middle 50% $75,000 to $112,500).
Months before July 2026 are reconstructed from the posting archive; from July 2026 the series is written by a monthly snapshot on the 1st.