75+ HR & Recruiting Jobs in Denver, CO

The clearest local anchor is BLS pay for Human Resources Specialists: $90,400 a year on average in the Denver metro. Recent posted ranges in the Callings.ai job database center on about $82k to $114k, and hourly-paid HR or recruiting roles center on about $28 to $34 an hour. Colorado's mean offered salary on new HR and recruiting openings was about $93,267 in August 2026, based on new-opening salary data.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 80 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $69,075 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median and $95,000 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

Live from the Callings.ai index of over 13 million postings, refreshed hourly and re-checked here nightly. Roles that close are dropped at the next refresh.

Showing 30 of 97 openings.

Open all in AI Job Search

What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Denver is still a real HR market, but it is not an easy one to break into. The metro unemployment rate was 3.8% in July 2026, and BLS lists 12,520 Human Resources Specialist jobs with a mean annual wage of $90,400 in the area. Colorado-wide HR, recruiting, and people-ops employment was up 1.3% year over year in August 2026, but active postings were down 0.8%, which points to stable employment with tighter competition for each opening. Recent local postings and the sampled market both show openings spread across many employers rather than one hiring surge, so strong, well-targeted candidates can land roles, but generic applicants will struggle.

Best positioned: Mid-level HR generalists, HRBPs, and full-cycle recruiters who can show HRIS or ATS fluency, data analysis, stakeholder management, and a bachelor's-level baseline have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not plan around remote-only recruiting work: about 50% of local postings were on-site, about 35% hybrid, and about 15% remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 97 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. EchoStar Corporation: 8 open roles
2. Primoris Services Corporation: 3 open roles
3. Crusoe Energy Systems LLC: 2 open roles
4. DaVita Inc.: 2 open roles
5. HTU: 2 open roles
6. Korn Ferry Group: 2 open roles
7. PCL Construction, Inc.: 2 open roles
8. Primoris Services Corporation: 2 open roles
9. Standard: 2 open roles
10. Talentful: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 51
• Englewood: 7
• Centennial: 6
• Broomfield: 5
• Aurora: 4
• Lakewood: 4
• Brighton: 3
• Boulder: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 60 (63%), hybrid 29 (31%), remote 6 (6%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers, not concentrated in one mega-hirer. Over the last 90 days, the sampled market showed more than 150 postings across more than 125 companies, and the employer mix was fragmented. The most-active industries in the sample were insurance (about 25%), human resources (about 20%), construction (about 15%), telecommunications (about 10%), and technology (about 10%). The market also skews toward practical, in-house work rather than broad remote recruiting. About 50% of sampled roles were mid-level, while entry, senior, and lead+ each sat around 15%. Work arrangements were about 50% on-site, about 35% hybrid, and about 15% remote. Recent examples range from Arrow Electronics' Denver HR Specialist 3 opening to DaVita's Director of Talent Acquisition search, which shows demand at both operational and leadership layers. That mix favors candidates who can step into HR operations quickly, manage full-cycle workflows, and work with business leaders on-site or in hybrid settings.

• Mid-level corporate HR and HRBP (high): This is the center of the market: about 50% of sampled roles were mid-level, and common skill asks include HRIS, data analysis, stakeholder management, and Excel.
• Internal talent acquisition and recruiting operations (moderate): Demand is present but more selective, with sourcing, applicant tracking systems, talent acquisition, and full-cycle recruiting appearing often; one recent role was a 6-month contract-to-hire hybrid Recruiting Specialist at $28 to $33 an hour.
• HR consulting and outsourced employer support (moderate): Consulting-style HR support is still showing up locally, including Cura HR's planned HR Consultant onboarding for Greater Denver-area client work in Q4 2026.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level in-house HR and HRBP roles plus recruiting-operations work at employers with real local footprints, then use consulting or contract paths as a back door if you need faster traction.

Roles worth searching next

• People Systems Analyst: Local demand heavily overlaps with HRIS, applicant tracking systems, and data analysis, so candidates with HR workflow experience can move toward systems ownership.
• Workforce or People Data Analyst: Data analysis and Excel are explicit local skill asks, and HR data work remains visible enough locally to make this a credible bridge for analytically minded HR candidates.
• Compliance or Privacy Program Coordinator: Colorado's employee-biometric privacy duties create overlap between HR policy administration and compliance-oriented work.
• Customer Success or Implementation Specialist for staffing or HR services: Stakeholder management, onboarding, sourcing, and ATS fluency map well into client-facing implementation or support roles for staffing and HR-service businesses.

What postings ask for

• HRIS (table_stakes | immediate): HRIS is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings, appearing at about the same frequency as data analysis and sourcing. Who: Mid-career HR generalists, HR specialists, and career switchers from operations or systems roles.
• Data analysis and Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Data analysis appears in about 15% of local postings and Excel in about 10%, which tells you Denver employers want HR people who can measure, not just administer. Who: Anyone targeting HRBP, HR specialist, people operations, or people-analytics-adjacent work.
• Full-cycle recruiting and onboarding (differentiator | immediate): Local recruiting work is not just sourcing: one recent Denver role combined full-cycle recruiting and onboarding across multiple business functions, and full-cycle recruiting appears among the recurring skill asks. Who: Recruiters, recruiting coordinators, agency recruiters moving in-house, and career switchers from operations.
• Applicant tracking systems and sourcing (table_stakes | immediate): ATS fluency, sourcing, and talent acquisition all recur in local skill demand, so candidates who cannot speak to funnel management will feel underqualified fast. Who: Recruiting candidates and HR generalists who touch hiring.
• PHR (differentiator | near-term): PHR is the certification that shows up most often in local postings, but only about 5% require it, which makes it more of a differentiator than a gatekeeper. Who: Early-career candidates who need signaling power and career switchers who lack formal HR tenure.
• Employee data and privacy compliance (differentiator | near-term): Colorado employers have employee-biometric data duties under the Colorado Privacy Act amendments that took effect July 1, 2025, so privacy-aware HR candidates can stand out in employee-data, policy, and people-ops roles. Who: HR operations, employee relations, people-ops, and compliance-minded candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

The clearest local anchor is BLS pay for Human Resources Specialists: $90,400 a year on average in the Denver metro. Recent posted ranges in the Callings.ai job database center on about $82k to $114k, and hourly-paid HR or recruiting roles center on about $28 to $34 an hour. Colorado's mean offered salary on new HR and recruiting openings was about $93,267 in August 2026, based on new-opening salary data. This is solid professional pay, not easy-entry pay. It is also only modestly cushioned by Denver economics, because the area's cost of living is roughly 10% above the national baseline.

Where is demand for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers, not concentrated in one mega-hirer. Over the last 90 days, the sampled market showed more than 150 postings across more than 125 companies, and the employer mix was fragmented. The most-active industries in the sample were insurance (about 25%), human resources (about 20%), construction (about 15%), telecommunications (about 10%), and technology (about 10%). The market also skews toward practical, in-house work rather than broad remote recruiting. About 50% of sampled roles were mid-level, while entry, senior, and lead+ each sat around 15%. Work arrangements were about 50% on-site, about 35% hybrid, and about 15% remote. Recent examples range from Arrow Electronics' Denver HR Specialist 3 opening to DaVita's Director of Talent Acquisition search, which shows demand at both operational and leadership layers. That mix favors candidates who can step into HR operations quickly, manage full-cycle workflows, and work with business leaders on-site or in hybrid settings.

Which employers are hiring the most Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from EchoStar Corporation (5 postings), The Wrap (5 postings), Legendary Allen Agency (5 postings), Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (5 postings), Natural Grocers (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

Explore related openings

Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations jobs in other metros

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Columbus, OH
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Other roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

• Finance & Accounting
• Software, IT & Cybersecurity
• Social Services, Counseling & Community
• Education & Training
• Personal Care & Fitness
• Transportation & Delivery
• Administrative & Office Support
• Healthcare Practitioners

Browse all job openings | Browse jobs by title and state | Browse all job market reports