For some in the hospitality industry, the annual gender pay gap is nearly $20,000, while CHROs are more frequently showing up on lists of the highest-paid workers at companies.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
55%
The increase in the number of CHROs who appeared on lists of the five highest paid executives in Russell 3000 companies from 2021 to 2025, per a report from The Conference Board.
Around $18,000
The annual gender pay gap that bartenders and food service managers experience, a report by OysterLink, a hospitality job platform, found.
$12.1 billion
The estimated amount March Madness could cost employers, based on tournament-related absences and time spent during the workday making bets or watching games, outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found.
283%
The percentage that AI trainer jobs — where workers label data, offer feedback and help improve AI system outputs — grew in 2025, according to HR and payroll platform Deel.