Compensation and benefits managers

This post summarizes key statistics on Compensation and benefits managers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 75,184
25 49,899
30 87,960
35 96,396
40 102,067
45 113,291
50 121,346
55 116,381
60 128,740
65 90,632


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.00
20-39 8.70
39-41 52.00
41-50 28.50
50-60 7.20
More than 60 1.70

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Compensation and benefits managers.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
15.00 83,073 Insurance
4.80 122,167 Management and public relations services
4.50 125,832 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
4.00 154,487 Banking
3.80 126,681 Computer and data processing services
3.20 122,480 Hospitals
2.90 68,414 General government, n.e.c.
2.80 74,154 Administration of human resources programs
2.50 108,040 Colleges and universities
2.40 130,419 Personnel supply services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Compensation and benefits managers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Compensation and benefits managers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Compensation and benefits managers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Compensation and benefits managers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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