HR Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Direct local BLS wage data is solid for two anchor roles: Human Resources Specialists had a $76,700 median and $84,290 mean annual wage in 2025, while Human Resources Managers had a $154,490 median and $165,250 mean. Directional posting data puts current advertised pay in the metro around about $75k to $95k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $149k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimates a Pennsylvania mean offered salary on new openings around $87,242 in September 2026 (n=967).

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Advertised pay

Across the 60 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $59,085 at the 25th percentile, $73,470 at the median and $88,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Philadelphia is still a viable market for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, and local Professional and Business Services employment rose 1.7308% year over year, which points to a functioning local hiring base rather than a collapsing one. At the same time, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Pennsylvania employment in HR, recruiting & people ops up 1.8% year over year while active postings for the same occupational family were down 2.3%, which usually means fewer fresh openings per qualified applicant. Pay is solid for experienced candidates—local Human Resources Specialists had a $76,700 median annual wage in 2025, and current posted ranges center on about $75k to $95k—but openings are fragmented across employers rather than concentrated in a few obvious anchors.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can pair talent acquisition or HR generalist experience with Excel, data analysis, ATS/HRIS fluency, and willingness to work on-site or hybrid have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is reading top-end HR manager pay as typical or assuming remote roles are common; only about 10% of sampled postings are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 125 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Power Home Remodeling Group: 8 open roles
2. AO Garcia Agency: 3 open roles
3. Barry-Wehmiller Group: 2 open roles
4. Kaleidoscope Family Solutions, Inc.: 2 open roles
5. Masco Corporation: 2 open roles
6. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC: 2 open roles
7. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC.: 2 open roles
8. Mid Atlantic Retina: 2 open roles
9. Playtech: 2 open roles
10. Robert Half: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 38
• West Chester: 8
• King of Prussia: 5
• Wilmington: 5
• Bensalem Township: 4
• Wayne: 3
• Delran: 3
• Aston Township: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 90 (73%), hybrid 23 (19%), remote 11 (9%)

Where the demand is

Most visible openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant brands: we observed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer mix in the sample is fragmented. The heaviest industry pockets in the sample are insurance at about 20%, construction at about 15%, consumer services at about 15%, hospitals and health care at about 15%, and healthcare at about 10%. That mix favors practical HR generalists, recruiters, coordinators, and people-ops staff who can handle volume hiring, reporting, and day-to-day employee processes. The sector backdrop is supportive in the niches that matter most. Metro Professional and Business Services employment reached 499.6 thousand in August 2026, up 1.7308% year over year, and Philadelphia Works reported that universities and hospitals led city job postings in Q2 2026 while staffing agencies ranked second. The City of Philadelphia also scheduled October HR office hours, a City Employer Job Fair, and an HBCU OnePhilly Opportunity Fair, which makes public-sector and civic-adjacent recruiting pipelines more visible than usual.

• Insurance and benefits-heavy employers (high): Insurance is the largest visible slice of sampled HR postings at about 20%, which supports roles tied to recruiting, benefits, employee relations, and compliance.
• Hospitals, healthcare, and universities (high): Hospitals and health care plus healthcare account for about 25% of sampled postings, and citywide Q2 postings were led by universities and hospitals.
• Construction and consumer services (moderate): Construction and consumer services each account for about 15% of sampled postings, and these employers often need on-site recruiting and HR coordination rather than remote-only people ops.
• Public sector and civic employers (moderate): City recruiting outreach in October points to visible public-sector entry points, especially for candidates willing to use in-person application support and events.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level, on-site or hybrid HR generalist, recruiter, and HR ops roles in insurance, hospital/healthcare, and city-adjacent employers, where demand is both visible and recurring.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Operations Coordinator / Analyst: Local HR postings emphasize Excel, data analysis, HRIS/ATS, and metrics tracking, which transfer well into operations and reporting roles.
• Compliance / Risk Coordinator: Insurance and healthcare are prominent in the local demand mix, and those employers often value policy, documentation, and audit discipline that HR generalists already use.
• Customer Success / Account Management: Candidate sourcing, stakeholder follow-up, and service recovery map reasonably well into customer-facing account roles, especially in service-heavy local industries.
• Project Coordinator / PMO Analyst: The market rewards systems fluency, time management, and resource coordination, which are also scarce in broader hiring according to SHRM.

What postings ask for

• Talent acquisition (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local postings at about 20%, and national employers still describe talent-sourcing strategy as a top priority for 2026. Who: Recruiters, coordinators, HR generalists, and career switchers targeting sourcing-heavy roles.
• Excel, data analysis, and metrics tracking (differentiator | immediate): Excel and data analysis each appear in about 15% of local postings, and metrics tracking appears in about 10%, so analytical HR candidates stand out quickly. Who: Entry-level candidates who need credibility and mid-career candidates moving toward HRBP or ops-heavy roles.
• Applicant tracking systems and HRIS (differentiator | immediate): Applicant tracking systems and HRIS each appear in about 10% of local postings, and Deloitte says AI agents are expanding into end-to-end recruiting workflows, which increases the value of system fluency and oversight. Who: Recruiters, recruiting coordinators, HR ops candidates, and career switchers from CRM-heavy environments.
• Candidate sourcing (premium | immediate): Candidate sourcing appears in about 15% of local postings, and 63% of organizations say developing a critical talent-sourcing strategy is a top priority. Who: Recruiters, sourcers, staffing candidates, and generalists who want to stay close to hiring work.
• PHR (differentiator | near-term): PHR is the most common certification requirement in the local sample at about 10% of postings. Who: Mid-career generalists, HRBP-leaning candidates, and career switchers who need a stronger HR signal.
• CEBS (premium | near-term): CEBS appears in about 5% of local postings and fits especially well with the metro's insurance and benefits-heavy demand pockets. Who: Benefits, total rewards, and insurance-focused candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Direct local BLS wage data is solid for two anchor roles: Human Resources Specialists had a $76,700 median and $84,290 mean annual wage in 2025, while Human Resources Managers had a $154,490 median and $165,250 mean. Directional posting data puts current advertised pay in the metro around about $75k to $95k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $149k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimates a Pennsylvania mean offered salary on new openings around $87,242 in September 2026 (n=967). This is a good-paying market for experienced individual contributors, but not every HR job pays like an HR manager. The specialist median sits close to the current posted-market center, which suggests many real openings cluster in generalist, recruiter, and HRBP-level bands rather than executive pay.

Where is demand for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Most visible openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant brands: we observed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer mix in the sample is fragmented. The heaviest industry pockets in the sample are insurance at about 20%, construction at about 15%, consumer services at about 15%, hospitals and health care at about 15%, and healthcare at about 10%. That mix favors practical HR generalists, recruiters, coordinators, and people-ops staff who can handle volume hiring, reporting, and day-to-day employee processes. The sector backdrop is supportive in the niches that matter most. Metro Professional and Business Services employment reached 499.6 thousand in August 2026, up 1.7308% year over year, and Philadelphia Works reported that universities and hospitals led city job postings in Q2 2026 while staffing agencies ranked second. The City of Philadelphia also scheduled October HR office hours, a City Employer Job Fair, and an HBCU OnePhilly Opportunity Fair, which makes public-sector and civic-adjacent recruiting pipelines more visible than usual.

Which employers are hiring the most Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Power Home Remodeling Group (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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