A microwave-assisted magnetic recording head according to an embodiment includes: a magnetic pole; a magnetic shield including a first portion and a second portion connecting to the first portion, a gap being present between the first portion and the magnetic pole; a recording coil disposed to at least one of the magnetic pole and the magnetic shield; and a spin torque oscillator including a nonmagnetic intermediate layer extending within and outside the gap, an oscillation layer disposed on a portion of the nonmagnetic intermediate layer in the gap, and a spin injection layer in which a magnetization direction is pinned and which is disposed on a portion of the nonmagnetic intermediate layer outside the gap so as to be separated from the oscillation layer.