Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary in the US
A compensation and benefits managers earns a national median of $149,230 a year (mean $162,640) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #38 of 825.
How much does a compensation and benefits managers earn in the US?
A compensation and benefits managers in the United States earns a median of $149,230 a year (mean $162,640), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 193% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 22,940 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-3111), ranked #38 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$149,230
per year
Mean
$162,640
per year
Employment
22,940
US workers
National rank
#38
of 825 by median
What a compensation and benefits managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a compensation and benefits managers (SOC 11-3111) earns a median annual wage of $149,230 and a mean (average) of $162,640. The median is the midpoint — half of compensation and benefits managers earn more and half earn less — and is 193% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a compensation and benefits managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for compensation and benefits managers is $149,230, and the mean (average) is $162,640. The median is the midpoint — half of compensation and benefits managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does compensation and benefits managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $149,230, a compensation and benefits managers earns 193% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many compensation and benefits managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 22,940 compensation and benefits managers employed nationally (SOC 11-3111), across all industries.
- Where does this compensation and benefits managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-3111. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-3111 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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