Salary And Benefits Managers: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Salary And Benefits Managers

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

The number of jobs for salary and benefits managers in the US is about 49,000. Recent data shows that this occupation has a low level of unemployment.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Of those working as employees, 3% work fewer than 40 hours per week. Around 1% of salary and benefits managers are independent contractors.

Training and Education

A bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience is often required to work in this field. Survey data provided by the government shows that 58% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. 28% of salary and benefits managers attended college, but do not have a degree. 15% of workers were able to find a job with only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

On a per capita basis, there are more jobs for employees in Framingham (Massachusetts), State College (Pennsylvania), and Wilmington (Delaware), and fewer jobs in Riverside (California), Colorado Springs (Colorado), and Virginia Beach (Virginia).

Compensation for salary and benefits managers is the most in San Jose (California), Lowell (Massachusetts), and Newark (New Jersey), and the lowest in South Bend (Indiana), Nashville (Tennessee), and Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

Salary And Benefits Managers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Salary And Benefits Managers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Salary And Benefits Managers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Salary And Benefits Managers are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	80	$92,990	0.5
Alabama	Huntsville	40	$79,370	0.7
Alaska	Anchorage	40	$83,330	0.9
Arizona	Phoenix	540	$80,430	1
Arizona	Tucson	80	$75,500	0.8
Arkansas	Fayetteville	40	$68,400	0.7
Arkansas	Little Rock	70	$76,200	0.7
California	Fresno	60	$83,280	0.6
California	Oakland	380	$104,590	1.3
California	Oxnard	60	$108,450	0.7
California	Riverside	160	$93,750	0.4
California	Sacramento	230	$96,590	0.9
California	San Diego	340	$101,230	0.9
California	San Francisco	420	$118,300	1.5
California	San Jose	390	$135,050	1.5
California	Santa Ana	480	$98,200	1.1
California	Santa Barbara	30	$81,980	0.7
California	Santa Rosa	60	$73,600	1.2
California	Stockton	50	$110,970	0.9
Colorado	Colorado Springs	30	$102,340	0.4
Colorado	Denver	220	$108,090	0.6
Connecticut	Bridgeport	300	$99,260	2.4
Connecticut	Danbury	40	$77,940	2.2
Connecticut	Hartford	330	$81,540	2
Connecticut	New Haven	120	$77,250	1.5
Connecticut	Norwich	70	$73,340	2.1
Connecticut	Waterbury	30	$90,480	1.7
Delaware	Wilmington	240	$110,990	2.6
District of Columbia	Washington	1,050	$93,980	1.6
Florida	Cape Coral	30	$110,770	0.5
Florida	Deltona	40	$98,100	1
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	270	$106,830	1.3
Florida	Jacksonville	160	$96,200	0.9
Florida	Lakeland	40	$88,660	0.8
Florida	Miami	240	$115,300	0.8
Florida	Orlando	270	$100,020	0.9
Florida	Palm Bay	40	$98,440	0.7
Florida	Sarasota	70	$98,050	1
Florida	Tallahassee	40	$87,910	0.9
Florida	Tampa	280	$107,360	0.8
Florida	West Palm Beach	140	$103,910	0.9
Georgia	Atlanta	810	$92,720	1.2
Georgia	Augusta	30	$99,240	0.5
Georgia	Savannah	40	$73,200	1
Hawaii	Honolulu	120	$78,810	1
Idaho	Boise	110	$86,770	1.5
Illinois	Chicago	1,470	$85,450	1.3
Illinois	Peoria	60	$74,900	1.3
Illinois	Rockford	70	$60,950	1.7
Illinois	Springfield	40	$88,420	1.5
Indiana	Evansville	40	$76,390	0.8
Indiana	Fort Wayne	70	$84,550	1.2
Indiana	Gary	60	$76,730	0.8
Indiana	Indianapolis	230	$80,190	0.9
Indiana	South Bend	50	$62,550	1.4
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	50	$84,110	1.4
Iowa	Davenport	50	$61,000	1
Iowa	Des Moines	150	$84,750	1.6
Kansas	Wichita	60	$85,570	0.7
Kentucky	Lexington	40	$65,760	0.6
Kentucky	Louisville	120	$72,320	0.7
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	110	$65,990	1.1
Louisiana	New Orleans	120	$73,340	0.8
Louisiana	Shreveport	60	$61,720	1.3
Maine	Portland	90	$83,670	1.6
Maryland	Baltimore	350	$78,750	0.9
Maryland	Bethesda	160	$96,820	1
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	40	$73,020	1.5
Massachusetts	Boston	1,090	$112,480	2.2
Massachusetts	Framingham	140	$102,870	3.2
Massachusetts	Lowell	70	$118,750	2.2
Massachusetts	Springfield	140	$97,310	1.7
Massachusetts	Worcester	110	$97,310	1.6
Michigan	Ann Arbor	50	$108,510	1.1
Michigan	Detroit	240	$120,090	1.2
Michigan	Grand Rapids	80	$85,650	0.8
Michigan	Kalamazoo	30	$88,660	0.8
Michigan	Lansing	80	$94,780	1.5
Michigan	Warren	310	$90,120	0.9
Minnesota	Minneapolis	460	$117,390	0.9
Mississippi	Gulfport	40	$69,150	1.4
Mississippi	Jackson	130	$70,610	1.8
Missouri	Kansas City	250	$87,460	0.9
Missouri	Springfield	30	$80,810	0.6
Missouri	St Louis	340	$98,160	0.9
Nebraska	Lincoln	50	$82,430	1.1
Nebraska	Omaha	160	$85,400	1.2
Nevada	Las Vegas	130	$72,490	0.5
New Jersey	Camden	120	$101,440	0.8
New Jersey	Edison	230	$111,490	0.8
New Jersey	Newark	260	$121,730	0.9
New Jersey	Trenton	50	$93,400	0.8
New Mexico	Albuquerque	110	$71,450	1
New York	Albany	160	$93,880	1.3
New York	Buffalo	170	$95,200	1.1
New York	Nassau	340	$119,060	0.9
New York	New York	2,620	$114,360	1.8
New York	Poughkeepsie	40	$104,230	0.6
New York	Rochester	180	$106,270	1.3
New York	Syracuse	80	$105,110	0.9
North Carolina	Asheville	40	$70,890	0.8
North Carolina	Charlotte	440	$106,870	1.7
North Carolina	Durham	170	$113,660	2.2
North Carolina	Greensboro	110	$103,580	1.1
North Carolina	Raleigh	220	$103,330	1.5
North Carolina	Winston Salem	110	$102,830	1.9
North Dakota	Fargo	70	$98,490	2.3
Ohio	Akron	90	$75,830	1
Ohio	Cincinnati	340	$101,640	1.1
Ohio	Cleveland	300	$105,750	1
Ohio	Columbus	160	$92,440	0.6
Ohio	Dayton	60	$84,330	0.5
Ohio	Toledo	70	$73,690	0.8
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	280	$61,490	1.7
Oklahoma	Tulsa	290	$67,620	2.4
Oregon	Portland	130	$91,670	0.4
Pennsylvania	Allentown	130	$95,070	1.4
Pennsylvania	Erie	50	$69,890	1.5
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	90	$91,540	1
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	100	$93,790	1.5
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	900	$99,010	1.7
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	450	$88,850	1.4
Pennsylvania	Reading	50	$91,950	1.1
Pennsylvania	Scranton	50	$76,790	0.7
Pennsylvania	State College	40	$86,190	2.8
Pennsylvania	York	40	$99,300	0.8
Rhode Island	Providence	130	$102,280	0.8
South Carolina	Charleston	40	$80,650	0.5
South Carolina	Columbia	200	$66,120	2
South Carolina	Greenville	110	$79,260	1.3
Tennessee	Chattanooga	110	$69,600	1.7
Tennessee	Kingsport	40	$68,720	1.3
Tennessee	Knoxville	160	$64,670	1.7
Tennessee	Memphis	380	$88,160	2.2
Tennessee	Nashville	470	$63,790	2.2
Texas	Austin	250	$107,470	1.2
Texas	Beaumont	40	$69,580	0.9
Texas	Dallas	820	$105,490	1.4
Texas	El Paso	60	$86,370	0.8
Texas	Fort Worth	230	$97,850	0.9
Texas	Houston	910	$102,080	1.2
Texas	Killeen	30	$85,400	0.9
Texas	Midland	30	$85,580	1.8
Texas	San Antonio	250	$92,280	1
Utah	Provo	40	$70,930	0.9
Utah	Salt Lake City	190	$86,280	1.1
Virginia	Richmond	150	$90,760	0.9
Virginia	Roanoke	50	$88,720	1.2
Virginia	Virginia Beach	70	$93,690	0.3
Washington	Seattle	290	$104,320	0.7
Wisconsin	Appleton	30	$82,950	1
Wisconsin	Madison	100	$81,650	1.1
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	320	$83,080	1.3
Wisconsin	Oshkosh	40	$81,850	1.8

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