Compensation and Benefits Manager Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Syracuse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Compensation and Benefits Managers in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,280
25th Percentile Wage
$104,460
50th Percentile Wage
$126,770
75th Percentile Wage
$176,280
90th Percentile Wage
$207,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $207,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,280.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$126,770
-2.53% 4.05%
2016
$129,980
-11.04% -
2015
$144,330
1.21% -
2014
$142,590
15.98% -
2013
$119,810
-1.52% -
2012
$121,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Compensation and Benefits Manager Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,770 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for compensation and benefits managers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Syracuse is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$164,270
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$163,780
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$148,460
Nassau-Suffolk
$131,770
Syracuse
$126,770
Rochester
$117,360
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$103,430

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.