Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 139 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Compensation and Benefits Managers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $220,680350
Seattle, WA $214,220400
Washington $206,320510
Trenton, NJ $199,68050
New York, NY-NJ $183,7701,960
Rhode Island $183,14040

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $119,38050
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $114,76050
      Alabama $110,450110
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $182,09050
      Arkansas $102,370160
      Little Rock, AR $86,08060
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $123,850—
      Tucson, AZ $115,15060
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $220,680350
      San Francisco, CA $176,740610
      Oxnard, CA $165,50050
      California $160,7402,840
      San Diego, CA $151,190200
      Los Angeles, CA $148,870920
      Sacramento, CA $143,480130
      Riverside, CA $131,650120
      Fresno, CA $127,08040
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $163,790170
      Colorado $159,570220
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $179,510120
      Connecticut $147,070330
      Hartford, CT $134,100120
      New Haven, CT $121,66040
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $171,300490
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Palm Bay, FL $130,22040
      Tampa, FL $126,780250
      Cape Coral, FL $126,08030
      Miami, FL $125,930350
      North Port, FL $123,46030
      Orlando, FL $123,310180
      Jacksonville, FL $122,360130
      Lakeland, FL $120,26030
      Florida $114,0301,480
      Gainesville, FL $102,01040
      Deltona, FL $100,720—
      Tallahassee, FL $88,52060
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $152,790650
      Georgia $141,200870
      Augusta, GA-SC $125,34030
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $95,27080
      Hawaii $95,26080
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $125,10070
      Iowa $106,500130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $108,60040
      Boise City, ID $85,27070
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $129,400440
      Illinois $127,530520
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $110,31070
      Indiana $110,300140
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $108,79080
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $108,100110
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $108,10070
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $94,00050
      Louisiana $92,710220
      Baton Rouge, LA $92,12090
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $181,910580
      Massachusetts $181,910670
      Worcester, MA $154,81040
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $143,910370
      Baltimore, MD $138,690170
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $143,09040
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $162,72030
      Detroit, MI $143,990270
      Michigan $139,670470
      Grand Rapids, MI $131,64050
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $144,890290
      Minnesota $143,990310
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $105,49090
      Missouri $97,530270
      St. Louis, MO-IL $97,530180
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $115,54030
      Mississippi $89,83060
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $164,160220
      Raleigh, NC $127,160110
      North Carolina $125,650750
      Winston, NC $116,72070
      Greensboro, NC $113,50030
      Durham, NC $100,700—
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $109,950160
      Omaha, NE-IA $109,950110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $151,12040
      New Hampshire $132,24060
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $199,68050
      New Jersey $182,660810
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $104,84050
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $119,970—
      Reno, NV $115,18030
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $183,7701,960
      New York $176,3901,760
      Rochester, NY $138,25070
      Buffalo, NY $138,23090
      Albany, NY $130,69090
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $143,02080
      Cleveland, OH $128,46090
      Ohio $128,460410
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $128,300100
      Toledo, OH $110,87030
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $111,20040
      Oklahoma City, OK $100,15060
      Oklahoma $99,310110
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $157,500160
      Oregon $145,630230
      Salem, OR $130,46040
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $160,800150
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $137,880480
      Pittsburgh, PA $129,830150
      Pennsylvania $125,790710
      Harrisburg, PA $125,31040
      Allentown, PA-NJ $110,87030
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $79,33040
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $183,14040
      Providence, RI-MA $172,73050
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $150,81050
      Greenville, SC $106,87050
      South Carolina $93,890250
      Columbia, SC $69,080110
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $131,560110
      Tennessee $122,490480
      Nashville, TN $120,560190
      Knoxville, TN $104,97050
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $151,050260
      Dallas, TX $143,350710
      Houston, TX $140,710470
      Texas $136,6101,950
      El Paso, TX $120,83070
      San Antonio, TX $120,030140
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $137,660110
      Provo, UT $132,93050
      Utah $132,920170
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $171,300480
      Richmond, VA $163,480120
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $118,72050
      West Virginia $94,99040
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $214,220400
      Washington $206,320510
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $157,000170
      Green Bay, WI $151,23040
      Wisconsin $142,360450
      Madison, WI $119,28070