Pay for HR professionals continues to strengthen
Issue: As HR Director, you want to make sure your leaders are being paid competitively, as they will be facing some tough challenges ahead in the new year. What are current benchmark rates for the most common HR management positions?
Answer:     Mercer Human Resource Consulting has recently released the results of its 2004 salary survey of HR jobs. The survey includes data provided by more than 1,900 U.S. organizations and covers 63,300 HR professionals in 117 HR positions.

National median total cash compensation (salary plus annual incentives) for several HR management jobs include:
Compensation Manager $100,800
Human Resource Manager $93,500
Employment & Recruiting Manager $93,000
HRIS Manager $92,200
EEO/Diversity Manager $92,100
Benefits Manager $89,600
Employee Relations Manager $86,000
Training Manager $83,000
Payroll Manager $74,100


Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 2004 Mercer Benchmark Database.
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