11 Series · SOC 11-3111

Compensation and Benefits Managers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$140,360

per year

Median Hourly

$67.48/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$156,230

average

Employment

20,070

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$81,660

25th Percentile

$105,210

Median

$140,360

75th Percentile

$190,890

90th Percentile

N/A

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Washington $206,320 2. Rhode Island $183,140 3. New Jersey $182,660 4. Massachusetts $181,910 5. New York $176,390

Lowest Paying States

40. Puerto Rico $79,330 41. Mississippi $89,830 42. Louisiana $92,710 43. South Carolina $93,890 44. West Virginia $94,990

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Washington	$206,320	$211,930	510	+47% above national
2	Rhode Island	$183,140	$191,450	40	+30% above national
3	New Jersey	$182,660	$190,280	810	+30% above national
4	Massachusetts	$181,910	$190,710	670	+30% above national
5	New York	$176,390	$191,790	1,760	+26% above national
6	Virginia	$171,300	$184,420	480	+22% above national
7	District of Columbia	$160,800	$167,300	150	+15% above national
8	California	$160,740	$176,290	2,840	+15% above national
9	Colorado	$159,570	$170,350	220	+14% above national
10	Connecticut	$147,070	$181,240	330	+5% above national
11	Oregon	$145,630	$152,440	230	+4% above national
12	Minnesota	$143,990	$151,460	310	+3% above national
13	Maryland	$143,910	$153,470	370	+3% above national
14	Maine	$143,090	$147,790	40	+2% above national
15	Wisconsin	$142,360	$161,900	450	+1% above national
16	Georgia	$141,200	$151,440	870	+1% above national
17	Michigan	$139,670	$161,150	470	same as national
18	Texas	$136,610	$147,660	1,950	3% below national
19	Utah	$132,920	$134,050	170	5% below national
20	New Hampshire	$132,240	$147,140	60	6% below national
21	Ohio	$128,460	$139,100	410	8% below national
22	Illinois	$127,530	$142,010	520	9% below national
23	Pennsylvania	$125,790	$137,790	710	10% below national
24	North Carolina	$125,650	$137,820	750	10% below national
25	Tennessee	$122,490	$133,390	480	13% below national
26	Alaska	$119,380	$114,280	50	15% below national
27	Florida	$114,030	$125,240	1,480	19% below national
28	Alabama	$110,450	$119,030	110	21% below national
29	Indiana	$110,300	$118,430	140	21% below national
30	Nebraska	$109,950	$118,040	160	22% below national
31	Kansas	$108,790	$119,790	80	22% below national
32	Idaho	$108,600	$120,070	40	23% below national
33	Kentucky	$108,100	$138,760	110	23% below national
34	Iowa	$106,500	$122,520	130	24% below national
35	New Mexico	$104,840	$134,810	50	25% below national
36	Arkansas	$102,370	$134,910	160	27% below national
37	Oklahoma	$99,310	$110,510	110	29% below national
38	Missouri	$97,530	$116,620	270	31% below national
39	Hawaii	$95,260	$107,560	80	32% below national
40	West Virginia	$94,990	$107,170	40	32% below national
41	South Carolina	$93,890	$108,070	250	33% below national
42	Louisiana	$92,710	$99,910	220	34% below national
43	Mississippi	$89,830	$105,280	60	36% below national
44	Puerto Rico	$79,330	$83,060	40	43% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $220,680 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $214,220 3. Trenton-Princeton, NJ $199,680 4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $183,770 5. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $182,090

Lowest Paying Metros

79. Columbia, SC $69,080 80. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $79,330 81. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $86,080 82. Tallahassee, FL $88,520 83. Baton Rouge, LA $92,120

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$220,680	350	+57% above national
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$214,220	400	+53% above national
3	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$199,680	50	+42% above national
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$183,770	1,960	+31% above national
5	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$182,090	50	+30% above national
6	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$181,910	580	+30% above national
7	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$179,510	120	+28% above national
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$176,740	610	+26% above national
9	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$172,730	50	+23% above national
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$171,300	490	+22% above national
11	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$165,500	50	+18% above national
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$164,160	220	+17% above national
13	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$163,790	170	+17% above national
14	Richmond, VA	$163,480	120	+16% above national
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$157,500	160	+12% above national
16	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$157,000	170	+12% above national
17	Worcester, MA	$154,810	40	+10% above national
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$152,790	650	+9% above national
19	Green Bay, WI	$151,230	40	+8% above national
20	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$151,190	200	+8% above national
21	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$151,050	260	+8% above national
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$148,870	920	+6% above national
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$144,890	290	+3% above national
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$143,990	270	+3% above national
25	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$143,480	130	+2% above national
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$143,350	710	+2% above national
27	Columbus, OH	$143,020	80	+2% above national
28	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$140,710	470	same as national
29	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$138,690	170	1% below national
30	Rochester, NY	$138,250	70	2% below national
31	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$138,230	90	2% below national
32	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$137,880	480	2% below national
33	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$137,660	110	2% below national
34	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$134,100	120	4% below national
35	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$132,930	50	5% below national
36	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$131,650	120	6% below national
37	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$131,640	50	6% below national
38	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$131,560	110	6% below national
39	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$130,690	90	7% below national
40	Salem, OR	$130,460	40	7% below national
41	Pittsburgh, PA	$129,830	150	8% below national
42	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$129,400	440	8% below national
43	Cleveland, OH	$128,460	90	8% below national
44	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$128,300	100	9% below national
45	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$127,160	110	9% below national
46	Fresno, CA	$127,080	40	9% below national
47	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$126,780	250	10% below national
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$125,930	350	10% below national
49	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$125,310	40	11% below national
50	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$125,100	70	11% below national
51	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$123,850	N/A	12% below national
52	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$123,310	180	12% below national
53	Jacksonville, FL	$122,360	130	13% below national
54	New Haven, CT	$121,660	40	13% below national
55	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$120,560	190	14% below national
56	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$120,260	30	14% below national
57	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$120,030	140	14% below national
58	Madison, WI	$119,280	70	15% below national
59	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$118,720	50	15% below national
60	Winston-Salem, NC	$116,720	70	17% below national
61	Tucson, AZ	$115,150	60	18% below national
62	Birmingham, AL	$114,760	50	18% below national
63	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$113,500	30	19% below national
64	Tulsa, OK	$111,200	40	21% below national
65	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$110,870	30	21% below national
66	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$110,310	70	21% below national
67	Omaha, NE-IA	$109,950	110	22% below national
68	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$108,100	70	23% below national
69	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$106,870	50	24% below national
70	Kansas City, MO-KS	$105,490	90	25% below national
71	Knoxville, TN	$104,970	50	25% below national
72	Gainesville, FL	$102,010	40	27% below national
73	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$100,720	N/A	28% below national
74	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$100,700	N/A	28% below national
75	Oklahoma City, OK	$100,150	60	29% below national
76	St. Louis, MO-IL	$97,530	180	31% below national
77	Urban Honolulu, HI	$95,270	80	32% below national
78	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$94,000	50	33% below national
79	Baton Rouge, LA	$92,120	90	34% below national
80	Tallahassee, FL	$88,520	60	37% below national
81	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$86,080	60	39% below national
82	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$79,330	40	43% below national
83	Columbia, SC	$69,080	110	51% below national

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