Recruiter salary in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area

Pay in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area against California and the US

The middle half of recruiters in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area earns $62,400–$94,110. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $113,680, only 2.2 times the bottom tenth, against 2.7 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $31,710 wide, against $51,370 across California and $40,770 nationally: employers in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $13,150 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $18,560, or about $23,948 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, and the California statewide median of $83,500 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area

At the $75,550 median, a local hire costs about $97,484 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,934 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($91,210); accountants come next at $74,880.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #10 of the 16 roles we track in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area (-0.5%), between office managers (+5.6%) and paralegals (-0.7%). The typical role here is at +5.9%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost less in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 5.2% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, 6.3% across California and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $70,830 in Redding to $112,140 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $41,310 a year. Of the 18 areas in California with more recruiters than the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Fresno, CA ($74,170) and Visalia, CA ($74,050).

the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area is #295 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside California, Longview-Kelso and Detroit-Warren pay just above the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area and Honolulu and Hinesville just below. All four are within $280 a year of the median in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, one pays more.

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