Human Resources (HR) Levels and Salaries Explained
Compare your career path and find out how much you should earn
The career of each of us is typically structured in incremental levels according to our role. Understanding how the levels work, how many they are and above all why companies created them, will allow you to approach your career with more awareness and get what you really deserve.
If you started working in HR you will have to deal with hiring and promotions continuously but perhaps you have never thought about the logic behind the organization into levels and the career paths of which you too are a part. By reading this article you will find out all this and you can get an idea if your current salary is in line with your role, or you can decide if a career in HR is worthwhile.
Standard HR Career Levels
There is a standard, a guideline, on which companies rely to define the HR career path, here it is:
Why Companies use Levels
The concept of a multi-tiered levelling system is not unique to HR positions. Lots of fields and companies use levels to add structure to their workforce.
“The main reason a company defines a tier set is to avoid conflict…
