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VP, People & Culture Business Partner salary in California

A real-employer view of VP, People & Culture Business Partner pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

VP, People & Culture Business Partner in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $220,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified1$150,000
Level III — experienced1$200,000
Level IV — fully competent3$220,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for VP, People & Culture Business Partner in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
GUMGUM, INC.VP, People & Culture Business Partner2$220,000
Adobe Inc.VP, Employee Experience1$390,000
Databricks, Inc.Vice President, People and Talent Acquisition Operations1$271,003
Mindlance Inc.Vice President1$200,000
Livehire US, IncVP, Partner Success1$150,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • VP, Employee Experience at Adobe Inc.
    $390,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 3, 2025I-203-25329-437999
  • Vice President, People and Talent Acquisition Operations at Databricks, Inc.
    $271,003
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Mar 5, 2025I-203-25057-726997
  • VP, People & Culture Business Partner at GUMGUM, INC.
    $220,000
    Santa MonicaWage Level IVDecided Feb 13, 2025I-203-25038-673549
  • Vice President at Mindlance Inc.
    $200,000
    TracyWage Level IIIDecided Jan 13, 2025I-200-25003-593015
  • VP, Partner Success at Livehire US, Inc
    $150,000
    San DiegoWage Level IIDecided Oct 28, 2024I-203-24295-420284
  • VP, People & Culture Business Partner at GUMGUM, INC.
    $220,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IVDecided Feb 12, 2025I-203-25037-669932

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.