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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of People, Human Resources

Manages a team responsible for running people programs for human resources firms.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$294k

Mean

$305k

10th–90th pct

$223k–$405k

Observations

843

Confidence: 35% · based on 843 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Talent Development
Process Improvement
Common certifications
SHRM Certified Professional · 28% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
67% require · 27% prefer
Master's Degree
10% require · 29% prefer
No College
9% require · 9% prefer
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Common next roles
Human Resources People Operations Coordinator-59.1%Human Resources Recruiter-59.3%Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources-7.8%Human Resources People Operations Manager-55.7%Human Resources Recruiting Coordinator-55.6%
Common previous roles
Human Resources People Operations Manager-125.5%Human Resources People Operations Coordinator-144.5%Human Resources Recruiting Coordinator-125.1%Human Resources Recruiter-145.8%Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources-8.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)10,713
Posting growth-4.5%
Median days to fill57 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)140,225
Projected growth5.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology