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UK salary report · 2026

HR Director Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 18,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — North West

£49,067

gross, per year

Mean

£60,630

Jobs measured

18,000

What most hr directors actually earn

Half of hr directors in North West earn between £40,416 and £91,302. Earning above £91,302 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Functional Managers and Directors” group in North West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of hr directors earn less than this.

10th
£21,143
20th
£35,869
25th
£40,416
30th
£45,074
40th
£53,759
50th
£63,090
60th
£73,253
70th
£84,338
75th
£91,302
80th
£98,156
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Human resource managers and directors
SOC 2020 code
1136
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

HR Director salary FAQs

What is the average HR Director salary in North West?

The median is £49,067 a year and the mean is £60,630, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good HR Director salary?

Half of hr directors earn between £40,416 and £91,302. Anything above £91,302 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 18,000 jobs in this occupation.

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