The highest paying states for compensation and benefits managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of compensation and benefits managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $144,720, New Jersey is the highest paying state for compensation and benefits managers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $140,780). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of compensation and benefits managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Jersey | $144,720 |
$96,550 | 380 |
2 | Rhode Island | $140,780 |
$92,770 | 70 |
3 | California | $138,850 |
$78,560 | 1,590 |
4 | New York | $137,190 |
$85,620 | 1,490 |
5 | Minnesota | $134,890 |
$77,170 | 540 |
6 | Colorado | $132,700 |
$70,620 | 190 |
7 | North Carolina | $132,330 |
$76,890 | 450 |
8 | District of Columbia | $131,990 |
$99,120 | 120 |
9 | Delaware | $131,800 |
$92,140 | 40 |
10 | Connecticut | $128,270 |
$85,330 | 250 |
11 | Maryland | $127,460 |
$90,390 | 450 |
12 | Arkansas | $126,400 |
$49,190 | 150 |
13 | Virginia | $125,450 |
$59,060 | 360 |
14 | Washington | $125,200 |
$79,200 | 380 |
15 | Georgia | $124,780 |
$68,620 | 480 |
16 | Massachusetts | $122,720 |
$67,910 | 800 |
17 | Texas | $120,210 |
$72,090 | 690 |
18 | Pennsylvania | $115,960 |
$76,620 | 540 |
19 | Missouri | $114,160 |
$82,420 | 260 |
20 | Alabama | $111,890 |
$80,290 | 90 |
21 | Illinois | $109,100 |
$68,420 | 1,000 |
22 | New Hampshire | $108,650 |
$71,130 | 60 |
23 | Ohio | $108,250 |
$67,370 | 560 |
24 | Arizona | $105,200 |
$63,560 | 300 |
25 | Alaska | $103,040 |
$50,370 | 30 |
26 | Nebraska | $102,960 |
$49,540 | 180 |
27 | South Carolina | $101,490 |
$53,070 | 150 |
28 | North Dakota | $101,480 |
$56,730 | 40 |
29 | Nevada | $101,040 |
$71,230 | 60 |
30 | Michigan | $98,390 |
$60,760 | 340 |
31 | Kansas | $97,780 |
$59,270 | 120 |
32 | Maine | $97,450 |
$72,340 | 50 |
33 | Kentucky | $97,120 |
$57,110 | 140 |
34 | Wisconsin | $95,900 |
$54,660 | 340 |
35 | Oregon | $95,740 |
$54,450 | 150 |
36 | New Mexico | $95,390 |
$51,150 | 40 |
37 | Florida | $95,360 |
$65,980 | 600 |
38 | Hawaii | $93,320 |
$48,820 | 30 |
39 | Indiana | $92,210 |
$52,130 | 260 |
40 | Utah | $89,860 |
$61,940 | 170 |
41 | South Dakota | $88,470 |
$65,720 | 30 |
42 | Iowa | $87,760 |
$59,710 | 150 |
43 | West Virginia | $86,850 |
$57,830 | 30 |
44 | Tennessee | $82,220 |
$40,930 | 500 |
45 | Oklahoma | $80,790 |
$53,130 | 230 |
46 | Puerto Rico | $72,440 |
$41,920 | 50 |
47 | Idaho | $72,060 |
$48,430 | 90 |
48 | Louisiana | $64,640 |
$43,800 | 180 |
49 | Mississippi | $54,760 |
$41,070 | 80 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of compensation and benefits managers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest paying industries for compensation and benefits managers, Top Paying Jobs in America.