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Salary guide 2026

Recruiter salary in California

$158,000

typical yearly pay

Most Recruiter roles in California publish pay between $140,000 and $179,000, based on 85 live listings from 39 employers.

$105k (low end)$212k (high end)

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Top-paying employers hiring now

Anthropic$235,000

OpenAI$206,000

Together AI$187,500

Perplexity$182,500

Gusto$179,000

Harvey$175,000

Handshake$175,000

Envoy$175,000

Highest-paying open Recruiter jobs

Recruiter, Communications · AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$240k–$295k Technical Recruiter · AnthropicRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY$240k–$295k Recruiter, AI Research · AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA$175k–$295k Leadership Recruiter · AbridgeSF Office$174k–$249k Lead Technical Recruiter - Research · HarveySan Francisco$164k–$246k Staff Technical Recruiter · AndurilCosta Mesa, California, United States$183k–$243k Recruiter, G&A · AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$175k–$240k Technical Recruiter · OpenAISan Francisco$172k–$240k

Other salaries in California

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Based on salary ranges employers published on active JobPedestal listings (annual USD), updated daily. Not a guarantee of pay.