Recruiter salary in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Pay in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against Texas and the US

The middle half of recruiters in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area earns $48,190–$78,820. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $98,950, only 2.4 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 $30,630 wide, against $37,890 across Texas and $40,770 nationally: employers in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $16,330 a year in pay and about $21,071 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $14,300 in pay. 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 Region of Texas nonmetro area, and the Texas statewide median of $68,920 falls there too.

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

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $18,142 to the $62,490 median and brings it to $80,632 a year. 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 Region of Texas nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($76,290) and executive assistants ($61,340). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,190.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area (-17.7%), between project coordinators (-16.7%) and medical administrative assistants (-18.1%). The typical role here is at -15.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 4.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 5.4% across Texas and 5.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 32 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $46,630 in Eagle Pass to $78,650 in Midland, a gap of $32,020 a year. Of the 5 areas in Texas with more recruiters than the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 1 pays less: El Paso, TX ($58,990).

the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Region of Texas nonmetro area is #124 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Texas, Prescott Valley-Prescott and Daphne-Fairhope pay just above the North Region of Texas nonmetro area and Wheeling and Owensboro just below. All four are within $80 a year of the median in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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