100+ HR & Recruiting Jobs in Austin, TX

Local pay signals split into official-style proxies and live-posting ranges. Austin role estimates put the typical annual band around $73,000 to $100,000, with recruiter-proxy pay near a $75,860 median and a $96,380 75th percentile. The live-posting sample skews higher because many transparent ads are mid- and senior-level, with posted salary ranges centered on about $97k to $150k and a broader band of about $65k to $194k. As a broader benchmark, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on new Texas HR, recruiting & people ops openings at about $93,695 in August 2026, versus about $77,907 across Texas openings overall.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 57 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $58,240 at the 25th percentile, $70,500 at the median and $95,050 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is still a real market for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations, but it is not an easy one: metro unemployment reached 4.0% in July 2026, up from 3.1% in December 2024, while local employment growth stayed modest. The better news is that Texas-wide demand for this occupation group looks healthier than the broader market, with employment up 1.8% year over year and active postings up 11.5% year over year in August 2026 according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics. Locally, there is enough activity to justify a search, with more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days and 39 to 47 live recruiter openings visible in early September, but competition is likely strongest for generic recruiter and remote-friendly roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with multi-function HR generalist or HRBP backgrounds who can also handle full-cycle recruiting, HRIS, and data analysis appear to have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Austin's tech brand means lots of easy remote recruiter openings; local signals show work still skews about 60% on-site and about 30% hybrid, while only about 15% of live recruiter roles were remote-friendly.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 115 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Ryder System, Inc.: 3 open roles
2. Togetherwork: 3 open roles
3. University of Texas: 3 open roles
4. arrivelogistics.com: 2 open roles
5. CesiumAstro, Inc.: 2 open roles
6. CharterUP, LLC.: 2 open roles
7. Farm Credit Bank of Texas: 2 open roles
8. Hhs, Llc: 2 open roles
9. Round Rock: 2 open roles
10. SST Direct: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 103
• Round Rock: 3
• Dripping Springs: 2
• San Jose: 1
• Buda: 1
• Miami: 1
• San Francisco: 1
• Cedar Park: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 74 (65%), hybrid 33 (29%), remote 7 (6%)

Where the demand is

Current Austin demand is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant buyers. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries in the sample were software development and insurance at about 25% each, followed by financial services at about 15%, then technology and construction at about 10% each. That mix favors practical, embedded people work over narrow specialization. Austin employers are looking for people who can bridge recruiting, HR operations, employee relations, and systems work, as seen in the Aeon generalist posting and in the most-requested local skills such as LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing, data analysis, ATS, HRIS, and talent acquisition. Small employers account for about 40% of the sample, which usually means broader job scopes, and current recruiter openings are spread across firms such as Thatch, Realtor.com Careers, CharterUP, Braze, Wise, FloSports, Saronic, and ICON.

• Multi-function HR generalist / HRBP roles (high): This is one of the clearest lanes because local research and postings point to steady demand for HR generalists and HRBPs who can also cover employee relations, recruiting, and HR operations.
• Tech, software, and startup recruiting (moderate): Software development accounts for about 25% of the local posting mix, and live recruiter openings include firms such as Braze, Wise, FloSports, Saronic, and ICON.
• Insurance and financial-services people teams (high): Insurance makes up about 25% of the sample and financial services about 15%, making these two sectors meaningful alternatives to tech for Austin HR candidates.
• Fully remote recruiter roles (limited): This is the tightest lane because only about 10% of the local posting sample is remote and only about 15% of live recruiter roles were remote-friendly.

Where to focus: Prioritize hybrid or on-site generalist, HRBP, recruiting, and people-ops roles inside software, insurance, financial services, and operationally intense startups, especially where one hire owns both systems and people workflows.

Roles worth searching next

• Office & People Operations Coordinator: This sits at the edge of HR and business operations, and a local Austin posting shows demand for a role that blends workplace operations with people support.
• Seasonal People & Operations Associate: A local Austin employer posted a seasonal role through December 15, 2026, suggesting a practical entry point for candidates who need recent people-operations experience quickly.
• People Systems / HRIS Analyst: Austin demand is increasingly tied to HRIS administration, HR data systems, and workforce planning, which makes people-systems work a realistic pivot for analytically strong candidates.

What postings ask for

• LinkedIn Recruiter (differentiator | immediate): It was the most-requested named tool in the local sample at about 20% of postings, making it one of the clearest screening shortcuts for recruiter-facing roles. Who: Recruiters, talent coordinators, and entry-level candidates who need a concrete sourcing tool on the resume.
• Sourcing (table_stakes | immediate): Sourcing appeared in about 15% of local postings and pairs naturally with full-cycle recruiting in Austin's recruiter-heavy opening mix. Who: Entry-level recruiters, agency recruiters moving in-house, and career switchers targeting talent roles.
• HRIS administration (premium | immediate): Austin postings increasingly call for HRIS administration, and local people-ops roles explicitly mention HR data systems as part of the job. Who: Mid-career generalists, people-ops candidates, and switchers with systems or operations backgrounds.
• Applicant tracking systems (table_stakes | immediate): ATS experience showed up in about 10% of local postings and is the practical layer behind recruiting coordination, compliance, and funnel control. Who: Recruiters, coordinators, and anyone trying to move from office operations into talent or HR operations.
• Data analysis and workforce planning (premium | near-term): Local research flags data-informed workforce planning and cross-functional work with finance and operations, and about 15% of postings asked for data analysis. Who: Mid-career HRBPs, people-ops professionals, and recruiters who want to move upmarket.
• Stakeholder management (differentiator | near-term): Stakeholder management appeared in about 10% of postings, which matters because many Austin employers want HR staff who can work directly with managers rather than operate as narrow specialists. Who: HR generalists, HRBPs, and recruiters moving into business-partner or team-lead paths.

Questions about this market

What do Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Local pay signals split into official-style proxies and live-posting ranges. Austin role estimates put the typical annual band around $73,000 to $100,000, with recruiter-proxy pay near a $75,860 median and a $96,380 75th percentile. The live-posting sample skews higher because many transparent ads are mid- and senior-level, with posted salary ranges centered on about $97k to $150k and a broader band of about $65k to $194k. As a broader benchmark, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on new Texas HR, recruiting & people ops openings at about $93,695 in August 2026, versus about $77,907 across Texas openings overall. Austin pay is good enough to justify a search, but not automatically high once local costs are factored in: the metro's cost-of-living index is 129.1, and the Austin HR-generalist proxy median is $75,860.

Where is demand for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Current Austin demand is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant buyers. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries in the sample were software development and insurance at about 25% each, followed by financial services at about 15%, then technology and construction at about 10% each. That mix favors practical, embedded people work over narrow specialization. Austin employers are looking for people who can bridge recruiting, HR operations, employee relations, and systems work, as seen in the Aeon generalist posting and in the most-requested local skills such as LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing, data analysis, ATS, HRIS, and talent acquisition. Small employers account for about 40% of the sample, which usually means broader job scopes, and current recruiter openings are spread across firms such as Thatch, Realtor.com Careers, CharterUP, Braze, Wise, FloSports, Saronic, and ICON.

Which employers are hiring the most Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from NAAIA Greater Hartford Chapter (15 postings), Tesla (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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