Compensation and Benefits Manager Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers in Madison 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 Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,520
25th Percentile Wage
$98,680
50th Percentile Wage
$119,740
75th Percentile Wage
$147,400
90th Percentile Wage
$165,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$119,740
5.99% 33.65%
2017
$112,570
12.75% -
2016
$98,220
13.57% -
2015
$84,890
5.95% -
2014
$79,840
-8.13% -
2013
$86,330
7.97% -
2012
$79,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Compensation and Benefits Manager Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $119,740, Madison is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary of $121,070). Compared with Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Madison is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$121,070
Madison
$119,740
Lake County-Kenosha County
$113,300
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$109,170
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$86,130
Appleton
$79,290
Green Bay
$70,360
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$63,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.