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HR Generalist, H-1B salary

What 165 H-1B filings report for “HR Generalist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an HR Generalist?

$70k median H-1B base salary for an HR Generalist, typically $50k to $114k, across 165 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$50k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$60k–$86k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$70,000
165 filings
Top (p90)
$114k
90th percentile
p10 $50k
median $70k
p90 $114k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California60$75k+$5k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $70kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for an HR Generalist?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for HR Generalist roles are Microsoft and ByteDance, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full HR Generalist filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

358 filings carry “HR Generalist” in the title, across 48 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “HR Generalist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.