Modeled career paths · Human resources

Where does a HR Manager go next?

What employers are asking a HR Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Senior HR Business Partner+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of HR Manager go here

leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of People+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of HR Manager go here

leadership branch93% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Operations Manager+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior HR Business Partner. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

VP People+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior HR Business Partner. 15% joint modeled share

executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Chief Human Resources Officer+277% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Director of People. 5% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Associate Attorney+28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of HR Manager go here

Needs a JD and admission to the bar.

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Operations Manager+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of HR Manager go here

pivot81% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.