Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Compensation and Benefits Managers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$140,360
National average
Salary Range
$81,660 – N/A
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $220,680 | $134,600 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $214,220 | $123,460 | N/A |
| Washington | $206,320 | $117,930 | N/A |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $199,680 | $120,890 | N/A |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $183,770 | $123,850 | N/A |
| Rhode Island | $183,140 | $112,220 | N/A |
| New Jersey | $182,660 | $120,760 | N/A |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $182,090 | $45,720 | N/A |
| Massachusetts | $181,910 | $104,140 | N/A |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $181,910 | $108,680 | N/A |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $179,510 | $103,200 | N/A |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $176,740 | $111,650 | N/A |
| New York | $176,390 | $109,990 | N/A |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $172,730 | $112,090 | N/A |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $171,300 | $109,990 | N/A |
| Virginia | $171,300 | $99,880 | N/A |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $165,500 | $94,760 | N/A |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $164,160 | $93,150 | N/A |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $163,790 | $116,280 | $238,610 |
| Richmond, VA | $163,480 | $100,660 | N/A |
| District of Columbia | $160,800 | $110,370 | $217,230 |
| California | $160,740 | $97,020 | N/A |
| Colorado | $159,570 | $116,090 | $235,830 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $157,500 | $90,330 | N/A |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $157,000 | $97,510 | N/A |
| Worcester, MA | $154,810 | $99,110 | N/A |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $152,790 | $92,080 | $227,900 |
| Green Bay, WI | $151,230 | $99,410 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $151,190 | $97,130 | N/A |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $151,050 | $96,570 | $232,090 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $148,870 | $93,990 | N/A |
| Connecticut | $147,070 | $95,140 | N/A |
| Oregon | $145,630 | $89,050 | $220,080 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $144,890 | $89,320 | $220,170 |
| Minnesota | $143,990 | $90,370 | $218,350 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $143,990 | $99,720 | N/A |
| Maryland | $143,910 | $88,760 | $225,170 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $143,480 | $92,590 | N/A |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $143,350 | $87,430 | $232,750 |
| Maine | $143,090 | $95,370 | $186,750 |
| Columbus, OH | $143,020 | $83,980 | $212,900 |
| Wisconsin | $142,360 | $96,840 | N/A |
| Georgia | $141,200 | $83,470 | $222,500 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $140,710 | $96,310 | $206,490 |
| Michigan | $139,670 | $98,040 | N/A |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,690 | $88,760 | $223,250 |
| Rochester, NY | $138,250 | $92,900 | $207,730 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $138,230 | $87,930 | $208,970 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $137,880 | $67,200 | $228,080 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $137,660 | $78,140 | N/A |
| Texas | $136,610 | $82,520 | $223,180 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $134,100 | $95,140 | N/A |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $132,930 | $81,890 | $224,280 |
| Utah | $132,920 | $64,030 | $222,480 |
| New Hampshire | $132,240 | $91,580 | $222,680 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $131,650 | $90,050 | $198,150 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $131,640 | $98,870 | $194,470 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $131,560 | $82,090 | $226,060 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $130,690 | $92,190 | N/A |
| Salem, OR | $130,460 | $97,760 | $220,080 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $129,830 | $89,520 | $234,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $129,400 | $82,290 | $220,260 |
| Ohio | $128,460 | $80,290 | $208,370 |
| Cleveland, OH | $128,460 | $82,310 | $210,920 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $128,300 | $83,980 | $229,070 |
| Illinois | $127,530 | $78,480 | $209,510 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $127,160 | $59,860 | $221,210 |
| Fresno, CA | $127,080 | $73,140 | $210,330 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $126,780 | $77,990 | $202,580 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $125,930 | $79,570 | $196,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $125,790 | $67,200 | $222,120 |
| North Carolina | $125,650 | $61,360 | $233,640 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $125,310 | $82,430 | $219,510 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $125,100 | $77,670 | $202,090 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $123,850 | $77,390 | $220,690 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $123,310 | $76,690 | $205,910 |
| Tennessee | $122,490 | $75,020 | $221,460 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $122,360 | $81,450 | $185,280 |
| New Haven, CT | $121,660 | $94,990 | N/A |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $120,560 | $75,020 | $223,310 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $120,260 | $75,010 | $218,260 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $120,030 | $75,810 | $211,600 |
| Alaska | $119,380 | $67,270 | $147,610 |
| Madison, WI | $119,280 | $90,000 | $202,220 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $118,720 | $81,240 | $227,310 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $116,720 | $56,380 | $212,030 |
| Tucson, AZ | $115,150 | $71,960 | $149,480 |
| Birmingham, AL | $114,760 | $81,000 | $198,580 |
| Florida | $114,030 | $61,380 | $201,550 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $113,500 | $71,670 | $184,650 |
| Tulsa, OK | $111,200 | $69,350 | $169,540 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $110,870 | $76,530 | $225,550 |
| Alabama | $110,450 | $80,920 | $179,940 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $110,310 | $78,430 | $180,950 |
| Indiana | $110,300 | $78,420 | $169,720 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $109,950 | $82,770 | $162,920 |
| Nebraska | $109,950 | $82,000 | $165,650 |
| Kansas | $108,790 | $82,420 | $177,690 |
| Idaho | $108,600 | $83,080 | $193,480 |
| Kentucky | $108,100 | $62,290 | N/A |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $108,100 | $62,280 | N/A |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $106,870 | $76,130 | $204,840 |
| Iowa | $106,500 | $66,210 | $195,530 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $105,490 | $78,480 | $216,060 |
| Knoxville, TN | $104,970 | $76,430 | $222,910 |
| New Mexico | $104,840 | $90,600 | $225,730 |
| Arkansas | $102,370 | $54,530 | N/A |
| Gainesville, FL | $102,010 | $61,380 | $161,660 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $100,720 | $61,690 | $150,270 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $100,700 | $61,360 | $166,440 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $100,150 | $68,740 | $170,500 |
| Oklahoma | $99,310 | $68,380 | $169,550 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $97,530 | $82,860 | $223,340 |
| Missouri | $97,530 | $65,870 | $204,960 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,270 | $72,310 | $158,590 |
| Hawaii | $95,260 | $71,670 | $158,590 |
| West Virginia | $94,990 | $70,020 | $164,060 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $94,000 | $65,000 | $149,100 |
| South Carolina | $93,890 | $55,460 | $189,990 |
| Louisiana | $92,710 | $65,000 | $143,670 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $92,120 | $68,600 | $143,670 |
| Mississippi | $89,830 | $55,540 | $166,670 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $88,520 | $65,500 | $132,790 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $86,080 | $54,740 | $155,660 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $79,330 | $42,000 | $115,410 |
| Puerto Rico | $79,330 | $42,000 | $132,910 |
| Columbia, SC | $69,080 | $52,590 | $139,370 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Compensation and Benefits Managers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Compensation and Benefits Managers is $140,360, with a typical range of $81,660 – N/A depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Compensation and Benefits Managers?▾
Entry-level Compensation and Benefits Managers positions typically start around $81,660 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Compensation and Benefits Managerss earn the most?▾
Compensation and Benefits Managerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.