Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The average Compensation and Benefits Managers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earns $157,360 a year.

$157,360 / year, mean
↓ 6.0% below national average 75th percentile in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for compensation and benefits managers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
430
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.5%
Cost of living 103 #37 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $390,463 #56 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $89,273 #27 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Philadelphia ranks #37 for cost of living and #56 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $227,460 Seattle $216,590 San Francisco $203,270 New York $199,050 Trenton $190,420 Richmond $175,500 Detroit $174,430 Ann Arbor $174,160 Los Angeles $170,430 Portland $166,280 Sacramento $165,740 San Diego $163,260 Salem $162,360 Pittsburgh $161,340 Oxnard $159,650 Chicago $158,850 Philadelphia $157,360 Austin $156,660 Dallas $154,860 Buffalo $154,360 Houston $154,190 Rochester $153,990 Louisville $151,310 Allentown $150,580 Albany $148,870 Grand Rapids $148,110 Harrisburg $144,170 Palm Bay $143,750 Riverside $143,590 Baltimore $143,320 Miami $142,380 Fort Myers $142,110 Jacksonville $137,520 Lakeland $136,030 Sarasota $135,000 Virginia Beach $134,810 Tampa $134,150 Orlando $133,860 San Antonio $132,890 Indianapolis $132,110 El Paso $123,330 Tallahassee $117,970 Deltona $108,310
CityMean salaryvs. Philadelphia
Albany, New York$148,870-5.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$150,580-4.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$174,160+10.7%
Austin, Texas$156,660-0.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$143,320-8.9%
Buffalo, New York$154,360-1.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$142,110-9.7%
Chicago, Illinois$158,850+0.9%
Dallas, Texas$154,860-1.6%
Deltona, Florida$108,310-31.2%
Detroit, Michigan$174,430+10.8%
El Paso, Texas$123,330-21.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$148,110-5.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$144,170-8.4%
Houston, Texas$154,190-2.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$132,110-16.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$137,520-12.6%
Lakeland, Florida$136,030-13.6%
Los Angeles, California$170,430+8.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$151,310-3.8%
Miami, Florida$142,380-9.5%
New York, New York$199,050+26.5%
Sarasota, Florida$135,000-14.2%
Orlando, Florida$133,860-14.9%
Oxnard, California$159,650+1.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$143,750-8.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$161,340+2.5%
Portland, Oregon$166,280+5.7%
Richmond, Virginia$175,500+11.5%
Riverside, California$143,590-8.8%
Rochester, New York$153,990-2.1%
Sacramento, California$165,740+5.3%
Salem, Oregon$162,360+3.2%
San Antonio, Texas$132,890-15.6%
San Diego, California$163,260+3.7%
San Francisco, California$203,270+29.2%
San Jose, California$227,460+44.5%
Seattle, Washington$216,590+37.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$117,970-25.0%
Tampa, Florida$134,150-14.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$190,420+21.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$134,810-14.3%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
157,360/yr
Estimated take-home
113,991/yr
Est. total withheld
27.6%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-3111 SOC code
Official area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
CamdenWilmington
Multi-state area: PA;NJ;DE;MD
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
6,241,882