The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $95,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $118,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $161,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $203,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $203,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $161,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $95,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $161,990 | 0.31% | 27.81% |
| 2018 | $161,480 | 10.17% | - |
| 2017 | $145,050 | 0.65% | - |
| 2016 | $144,100 | 14.59% | - |
| 2015 | $123,080 | -0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $123,420 | 6.43% | - |
| 2013 | $115,490 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $116,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $161,990 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for compensation and benefits managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos.