Compensation and Benefits Managers salary
The median pay for compensation and benefits managers in the United States is $149,230 a year. About 22,940 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $89,160
- 25th percentile
- $113,170
- Median percentile
- $149,230
- 75th percentile
- $200,610
- 90th percentile
- $256,570
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $199,190
- Connecticut $197,970
- Massachusetts $184,070
- New York $175,620
- New Jersey $168,370
- California $166,730
- Delaware $166,070
- Colorado $165,770
- Minnesota $163,390
- Georgia $163,060
- Oregon $161,470
- District of Columbia $160,990
- Illinois $151,730
- Michigan $151,620
- Rhode Island $149,340
- Ohio $141,920
- Maryland $139,860
- Pennsylvania $139,040
- New Hampshire $136,950
- Texas $136,930
- North Carolina $135,240
- Tennessee $132,780
- Utah $132,620
- Arizona $129,890
- Maine $129,690
- Florida $127,960
- New Mexico $124,390
- Alaska $122,490
- Nebraska $121,630
- Alabama $118,470
- Iowa $118,250
- Indiana $118,180
- Nevada $115,180
- Kentucky $114,290
- Kansas $114,070
- Hawaii $110,120
- Oklahoma $107,760
- Missouri $106,490
- Arkansas $100,810
- Louisiana $99,840
- South Carolina $99,630
- Idaho $90,020
- Mississippi $89,250
By metro area
- Fayetteville, AR $221,800
- Bridgeport, CT $218,860
- Seattle, WA $216,580
- San Jose, CA $215,180
- San Francisco, CA $188,850
- Trenton, NJ $186,700
- Boston, MA $185,590
- New York, NY $179,730
- Washington, DC $171,950
- Denver, CO $168,850
- Portland, OR $168,540
- Charlotte, NC $167,450
- Atlanta, GA $166,100
- Cleveland, OH $163,500
- Minneapolis, MN $163,390
- Ann Arbor, MI $162,720
- Detroit, MI $162,490
- Hartford, CT $162,480
- Providence, RI $162,440
- Worcester, MA $160,990
- San Diego, CA $160,970
- Sacramento, CA $159,450
- Richmond, VA $157,370
- Birmingham, AL $156,710
- Los Angeles, CA $155,380
- Chicago, IL $155,340
- Grand Rapids, MI $151,860
- Manchester, NH $151,120
- Des Moines, IA $150,850
- Charleston, SC $150,810
- Houston, TX $148,870
- Austin, TX $148,650
- Philadelphia, PA $148,520
- Columbus, OH $147,100
- Dallas, TX $145,930
- Pittsburgh, PA $145,340
- Buffalo, NY $144,510
- Oxnard, CA $142,950
- Salt Lake City, UT $140,940
- Albany, NY $140,870
- Rochester, NY $139,380
- Tucson, AZ $138,560
- Cincinnati, OH $136,220
- Memphis, TN $133,150
- Allentown, PA $132,970
- Riverside, CA $132,700
- Harrisburg, PA $132,540
- Provo, UT $132,210
- Greensboro, NC $131,930
- Raleigh, NC $131,510
- Miami, FL $131,450
- Virginia Beach, VA $131,140
- Palm Bay, FL $130,220
- Phoenix, AZ $130,010
- Baltimore, MD $129,800
- Winston, NC $129,580
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $127,730
- Madison, WI $127,670
- Orlando, FL $126,910
- New Haven, CT $126,550
- Cape Coral, FL $126,080
- Greenville, SC $125,750
- Augusta, GA $125,340
- Tampa, FL $124,430
- Nashville, TN $123,540
- North Port, FL $123,460
- Jacksonville, FL $123,150
- San Antonio, TX $122,630
- Omaha, NE $122,070
- El Paso, TX $120,830
- Lakeland, FL $119,490
- Jackson, MS $115,540
- Kansas City, MO $115,200
- Reno, NV $115,180
- Indianapolis, IN $114,410
- Tulsa, OK $113,990
- Toledo, OH $110,870
- St. Louis, MO $110,470
- Urban Honolulu, HI $110,120
- Oklahoma City, OK $107,780
- Tallahassee, FL $105,490
- Durham, NC $105,310
- Deltona, FL $104,770
- Little Rock, AR $98,390
- Baton Rouge, LA $94,890
- Boise City, ID $85,270
- Columbia, SC $73,870