Compensation Manager Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 49,000 jobs for compensation managers in the US. The unemployment ranking for this career was low, compared to other occupations. About 3% of employees were without employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Compensation managers are most common in Framingham (Massachusetts), State College (Pennsylvania), and Wilmington (Delaware), and least common in Riverside (California), Colorado Springs (Colorado), and Virginia Beach (Virginia).

Workers are paid the most in San Jose (California), Lowell (Massachusetts), and Newark (New Jersey), and the least in South Bend (Indiana), Nashville (Tennessee), and Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

Training and Education

Most employees have a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience. Approximately 58% of compensation managers have a bachelor's degree. About 28% of workers have been to college without getting a degree. About 15% of employees obtain jobs with only a high-school diploma or GED. 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.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Among compensation managers, 3% work less than full-time. Some 1% of workers work for themselves.

Compensation Managers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of compensation managers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for compensation managers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$93,000	80
Huntsville	$79,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$83,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$80,000	540
Tucson	$76,000	80

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$76,000	70
Fayetteville	$68,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Santa Ana	$98,000	480
San Francisco	$118,000	420
San Jose	$135,000	390
Oakland	$105,000	380
San Diego	$101,000	340
Sacramento	$97,000	230
Riverside	$94,000	160
Fresno	$83,000	60
Santa Rosa	$74,000	60
Oxnard	$108,000	60
Stockton	$111,000	50
Santa Barbara	$82,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$108,000	220
Colorado Springs	$102,000	30

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$82,000	330
Bridgeport	$99,000	300
New Haven	$77,000	120
Norwich	$73,000	70
Danbury	$78,000	40
Waterbury	$90,000	30

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$111,000	240

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$94,000	1,050

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$107,000	280
Fort Lauderdale	$107,000	270
Orlando	$100,000	270
Miami	$115,000	240
Jacksonville	$96,000	160
West Palm Beach	$104,000	140
Sarasota	$98,000	70
Deltona	$98,000	40
Palm Bay	$98,000	40
Lakeland	$89,000	40
Tallahassee	$88,000	40
Cape Coral	$111,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$93,000	810
Savannah	$73,000	40
Augusta	$99,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$79,000	120

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$87,000	110

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$85,000	1,470
Rockford	$61,000	70
Peoria	$75,000	60
Springfield	$88,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$80,000	230
Fort Wayne	$85,000	70
Gary	$77,000	60
South Bend	$63,000	50
Evansville	$76,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$85,000	150
Cedar Rapids	$84,000	50
Davenport	$61,000	50

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$86,000	60

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$72,000	120
Lexington	$66,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$73,000	120
Baton Rouge	$66,000	110
Shreveport	$62,000	60

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$84,000	90

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$79,000	350
Bethesda	$97,000	160

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$112,000	1,090
Springfield	$97,000	140
Framingham	$103,000	140
Worcester	$97,000	110
Lowell	$119,000	70
Barnstable Town	$73,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$90,000	310
Detroit	$120,000	240
Grand Rapids	$86,000	80
Lansing	$95,000	80
Ann Arbor	$109,000	50
Kalamazoo	$89,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$117,000	460

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$71,000	130
Gulfport	$69,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$98,000	340
Kansas City	$87,000	250
Springfield	$81,000	30

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$85,000	160
Lincoln	$82,000	50

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$72,000	130

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$122,000	260
Edison	$111,000	230
Camden	$101,000	120
Trenton	$93,000	50

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$71,000	110

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$114,000	2,620
Nassau	$119,000	340
Rochester	$106,000	180
Buffalo	$95,000	170
Albany	$94,000	160
Syracuse	$105,000	80
Poughkeepsie	$104,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$107,000	440
Raleigh	$103,000	220
Durham	$114,000	170
Greensboro	$104,000	110
Winston Salem	$103,000	110
Asheville	$71,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$98,000	70

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$102,000	340
Cleveland	$106,000	300
Columbus	$92,000	160
Akron	$76,000	90
Toledo	$74,000	70
Dayton	$84,000	60

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$68,000	290
Oklahoma City	$61,000	280

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$92,000	130

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$99,000	900
Pittsburgh	$89,000	450
Allentown	$95,000	130
Lancaster	$94,000	100
Harrisburg	$92,000	90
Reading	$92,000	50
Erie	$70,000	50
Scranton	$77,000	50
State College	$86,000	40
York	$99,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$102,000	130

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$66,000	200
Greenville	$79,000	110
Charleston	$81,000	40

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$64,000	470
Memphis	$88,000	380
Knoxville	$65,000	160
Chattanooga	$70,000	110
Kingsport	$69,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$102,000	910
Dallas	$105,000	820
San Antonio	$92,000	250
Austin	$107,000	250
Fort Worth	$98,000	230
El Paso	$86,000	60
Beaumont	$70,000	40
Killeen	$85,000	30
Midland	$86,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$86,000	190
Provo	$71,000	40

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$91,000	150
Virginia Beach	$94,000	70
Roanoke	$89,000	50

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$104,000	290

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$83,000	320
Madison	$82,000	100
Oshkosh	$82,000	40
Appleton	$83,000	30

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