The median annual wage for compensation and benefits managers was $111,430 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $60,680, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $187,200.
Most compensation and benefits managers work full time. About 1 in 3 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014. They may work more hours during peak times to meet deadlines, especially during the benefits enrollment period of their organization.
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Compensation and benefits managers
$111,430
Operations specialties managers
$108,260
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics