Compensation and Benefits Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-3111.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$149,230
Employment, U.S.22,940
Median hourly wage$71.75
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $89,160 | $113,170 | $149,230 | $200,610 | $256,570 |
By state (45)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 90 | $118,470 | 0.29 |
| Alaska | 30 | $122,490 | 0.66 |
| Arizona | 510 | $129,890 | 1.07 |
| Arkansas | 140 | $100,810 | 0.73 |
| California | 2,970 | $166,730 | 1.10 |
| Colorado | 280 | $165,770 | 0.66 |
| Connecticut | 480 | $197,970 | 1.91 |
| Delaware | 50 | $166,070 | 0.65 |
| District of Columbia | 130 | $160,990 | 1.25 |
| Florida | 1,670 | $127,960 | 1.14 |
| Georgia | 1,010 | $163,060 | 1.40 |
| Hawaii | 60 | $110,120 | 0.69 |
| Idaho | 100 | $90,020 | 0.76 |
| Illinois | 780 | $151,730 | 0.86 |
| Indiana | 170 | $118,180 | 0.37 |
| Iowa | 120 | $118,250 | 0.54 |
| Kansas | 70 | $114,070 | 0.34 |
| Kentucky | 110 | $114,290 | 0.37 |
| Louisiana | 220 | $99,840 | 0.76 |
| Maine | 50 | $129,690 | 0.54 |
| Maryland | 430 | $139,860 | 1.04 |
| Massachusetts | 670 | $184,070 | 1.24 |
| Michigan | 580 | $151,620 | 0.90 |
| Minnesota | 360 | $163,390 | 0.82 |
| Mississippi | 70 | $89,250 | 0.41 |
| Missouri | 250 | $106,490 | 0.57 |
| Nebraska | 140 | $121,630 | 0.90 |
| Nevada | 180 | $115,180 | 0.77 |
| New Hampshire | 100 | $136,950 | 1.02 |
| New Jersey | 950 | $168,370 | 1.51 |
| New Mexico | 40 | $124,390 | 0.32 |
| New York | 2,260 | $175,620 | 1.58 |
| North Carolina | 880 | $135,240 | 1.21 |
| Ohio | 460 | $141,920 | 0.56 |
| Oklahoma | 180 | $107,760 | 0.71 |
| Oregon | 240 | $161,470 | 0.84 |
| Pennsylvania | 770 | $139,040 | 0.86 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | $149,340 | 0.70 |
| South Carolina | 330 | $99,630 | 0.97 |
| Tennessee | 670 | $132,780 | 1.37 |
| Texas | 2,230 | $136,930 | 1.07 |
| Utah | 200 | $132,620 | 0.77 |
| Virginia | $153,660 | ||
| Washington | 460 | $199,190 | 0.88 |
| Wisconsin | $127,920 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 4 | 0.984 |
| 2 | Human Resources Managers | 4 | 0.974 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 4 | 0.966 |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.965 |
| 5 | Purchasing Managers | 4 | 0.964 |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 4 | 0.962 |
| 7 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 3 | 0.958 |
| 8 | Human Resources Specialists | 4 | 0.958 |
| 9 | Management Analysts | 4 | 0.957 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | 5 | 0.957 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Compensation and Benefits Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | Instructing | 0.88 | 0.962 |
| Management Analysts | Operations Analysis | 1.00 | 0.957 |
| Fundraisers | Persuasion | 1.00 | 0.955 |
| Project Management Specialists | Management of Material Resources | 1.25 | 0.955 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | Service Orientation | 0.76 | 0.951 |
| Compliance Managers | Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.949 |
| General and Operations Managers | Management of Material Resources | 1.50 | 0.947 |
| Spa Managers | Management of Material Resources | 1.75 | 0.947 |
| Marketing Managers | Persuasion | 0.87 | 0.942 |
| Budget Analysts | Mathematics | 0.76 | 0.941 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Compensation and Benefits Managers, excluding software Compensation and Benefits Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Dynamics | 17 of 20 | 6.6x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | 11 of 20 | 12.4x |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | 11 of 20 | 9.6x |
| Sage 50 Accounting | 10 of 20 | 11.0x |
| Fund accounting software | 9 of 20 | 11.5x |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | 9 of 20 | 9.4x |
| Oracle E-Business Suite Financials | 9 of 20 | 9.2x |
| Salesforce software | 11 of 20 | 5.8x |
| FileMaker Pro | 11 of 20 | 5.3x |
| MicroStrategy | 8 of 20 | 8.0x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel and Human Resources | 4.35 | 5.33 |
| English Language | 4.10 | 4.52 |
| Administration and Management | 4.00 | 4.90 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.76 | 5.14 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.38 | 3.76 |
| Mathematics | 3.33 | 4.33 |
| Administrative | 3.05 | 4.67 |
| Law and Government | 3.05 | 3.33 |
| Communications and Media | 2.86 | 3.24 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.81 | 3.62 |
| Education and Training | 2.76 | 4.19 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.00 | 2.19 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.95 | 2.81 |
| Psychology | 1.95 | 2.33 |
| Telecommunications | 1.86 | 1.00 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.80 | 1.86 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.80 | 1.71 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.57 | 1.52 |
| Design | 1.43 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.43 | 0.71 |
| Production and Processing | 1.40 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.35 | 0.90 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.24 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.19 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.10 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.10 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.05 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.05 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.00 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.00 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.75 | 3.50 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Near Vision | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Number Facility | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Originality | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | 2.75 | 2.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Far Vision | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Memorization | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Time Sharing | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.25 | not rated |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.12 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Depth Perception | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Workday software in demand
- Oracle HRIS in demand
- Adobe Illustrator hot
- Adobe Photoshop hot
- Intuit QuickBooks hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SQL Server hot
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Visio hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- SAP software hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- !Trak-it Solutions !Trak-it HR
- ADP Employease
- ADP HR/Benefits Solution
- ADP Workforce Now
- ASL HR Director
- AdRelevance
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe PageMaker
- Apex Business Software iHR
- Apple iMovie
- Ascentis HR
- Asure Software HCM
All 85
- Atlas Business Solutions Staff Files
- Auxillium West HRnetSource
- Blue Chip Computer Consultants HumaNET
- Brainworks
- Business analysis software
- Ceridian Dayforce enterprise HCM
- Consultants in Data Processing HRnet
- Datamatics V-Core HR
- Deltek Costpoint
- DenoSys HRiStragegy
- Document management system software
- Experience in Software Webplanner
- FSC Business Solutions Department Managers' Toolkit
- Genesys PeopleComeFirst
- Global Groupware Solutions Limited Smiles ERM On-Demand
- HR-ease
- HRMS Solutions iVantage
- HarrisData Human Resources Information System HRIS
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Human resource information system (HRIS)
- Human resource management software HRMS
- Humanic Design Human Resources Management System
- IBM Notes
- Jenss & Associates CompKeeper
- Lawson Human Resource Management
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Dynamics Marketing
- NOW Solutions emPath
- NuView Systems NuViewHR
- Nuview Systems Cort HCM
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- OrangeHRM
- PDS Vista
- PSTek
- PaloAlto Advertising Plan Pro
- People-Trak HR Essentials
- PerfectSoftware PerfectHR
- Piney Creek Digital Protocol System
- Quadkey HR Server
- Quark enterprise publishing software
- Relex Weibull
- Sage HRMS
- Saigun Technologies EmpXtrack
- Sentient Online MarketPrice
- Trigon Road Forte Leave Management
- UCN inContact Workforce Management Software WFM
- Ultimate Software UltiPro
- Vantage Point Software HRA
- Web browser software
- e-MDs Bill
- hSenid Business Solutions HRM Enterprise
- iEmployee
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 200 | 4.01 | $105,310 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 230 | 3.92 | $218,860 |
| Columbia, SC | 120 | 2.13 | $73,870 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 320 | 1.93 | $215,180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 760 | 1.79 | $166,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 2,420 | 1.73 | $179,730 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 590 | 1.67 | $188,850 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 310 | 1.63 | $148,650 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 250 | 1.54 | $123,540 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 300 | 1.48 | $167,450 |