Compensation and Benefits Managers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$149,230
10th percentile
$89,160
90th percentile
$256,570
Employment
22,940
- CAMedian $166,730 · Employment 2,970
- New York, NYMedian $179,730 · Employment 2,420
- NYMedian $175,620 · Employment 2,260
- TXMedian $136,930 · Employment 2,230
- FLMedian $127,960 · Employment 1,670
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $155,380 · Employment 1,030
- GAMedian $163,060 · Employment 1,010
- NJMedian $168,370 · Employment 950
- NCMedian $135,240 · Employment 880
- Dallas, TXMedian $145,930 · Employment 790
- ILMedian $151,730 · Employment 780
- PAMedian $139,040 · Employment 770
- Atlanta, GAMedian $166,100 · Employment 760
- TNMedian $132,780 · Employment 670
- MAMedian $184,070 · Employment 670
- Chicago, ILMedian $155,340 · Employment 610
- Boston, MAMedian $185,590 · Employment 590
- San Francisco, CAMedian $188,850 · Employment 590
- Washington, DCMedian $171,950 · Employment 590
- MIMedian $151,620 · Employment 580
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.