Human Resources Executive Pay Trends

HR Executive Pay Trends, an Equilar publication, analyzes the compensation for the top-paid human resources (HR) executives at Equilar 500 companies for the last two fiscal years. Collected according to SEC disclosure guidelines, the Equilar Top 25 Survey data is blended together with the Top 5 data from proxies to create the Equilar TrueView methodology, which is featured throughout the report as the primary data sampling.

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Key Findings

• Median HR executive pay surpassed $3.0 million at companies with revenue over $50 billion in 2020
• Median HR executive pay was highest across the communication services sector at $3.1 million
• Since 2016, the number of women in an HR executive role has increased by over 73%, reaching 26 across the Equilar 500 in 2020
• Women have consistently out-earned men in HR executive positions since 2016, earning over 37% more than men in 2020