Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $85K, rent takes 30.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,655/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,600/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new compensation and benefits managers typically earn — is $85K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,101/month. At HUD’s $1,655/month FMR, rent would take 32% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 43% below the national median — $85K here vs. $149K nationally.

Boise City pays $85K median vs. the U.S. average of $149K — that’s -43%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.39), the purchasing-power equivalent is $87K — below the national median.

The median is $85,270 a year, that works out to about $41 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $85,020, and experienced compensation and benefits managers can clear $200,130. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,374/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,655/month, which eats 30.8% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Boise City has a Regional Price Parity of 98.39 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median compensation and benefits managers salary is worth about $86,665 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.