United States
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$140,360
Compensation and Benefits Managers in the United States earn a median of $140,360 a year, about $67.48 an hour.
Median
$140,360
per year
Hourly
$67.48
as published
Mean
$156,230
pulled up by top earners
Workers
20,070
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $160,740 | +15% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $183,770 | +31% |
| Texas | State | $136,610 | -3% |
| New York | State | $176,390 | +26% |
| Florida | State | $114,030 | -19% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $148,870 | +6% |
| Georgia | State | $141,200 | +1% |
| New Jersey | State | $182,660 | +30% |
| North Carolina | State | $125,650 | -10% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $143,350 | +2% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $125,790 | -10% |
| Massachusetts | State | $181,910 | +30% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $152,790 | +9% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $176,740 | +26% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $181,910 | +30% |
| Illinois | State | $127,530 | -9% |
| Washington | State | $206,320 | +47% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $171,300 | +22% |
| Virginia | State | $171,300 | +22% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $137,880 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $122,490 | -13% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $140,710 | +0% |
| Michigan | State | $139,670 | -0% |
| Wisconsin | State | $142,360 | +1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $129,400 | -8% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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