Salary benchmark · London

Recruiter Salary in London

Mid-level (3-5y) recruiter pay in London sits around $78,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$66,300

$5,525/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$78,000

$6,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$97,500

$8,125/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in London

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$43,092$50,700$63,3720.65×
Mid (3-5y)$66,300$78,000$97,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$89,508$105,300$131,6281.35×
Lead (8y+)$116,028$136,500$170,6281.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the London mid-level base.

How London compares

Same recruiter role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$132,000+69%New York$114,000+46%Austin$93,600+20%Singapore$84,000+8%Remote$84,000+8%

Other roles in London

Top 5 highest-paid roles in London, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$144,000Product Manager$108,000Backend Engineer$96,000Full-stack Engineer$93,600Account Executive$90,000

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