What are the main factors that influence a Compensation Advisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Compensation Advisor's salary?

A Compensation Advisor's salary grows with experience: an Inventory Control Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $54,624, an Compensation Advisor (2-4 years)earns $62,985, an Inventory Control Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $74,847, an Inventory Control Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $99,501, an Inventory Control Supervisor (7+ years)earns $76,278,

What are the highest paying states for a Compensation Advisor?

Compensation Advisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Compensation Advisor roles are District of Columbia $69,557, California $69,293, Massachusetts $68,370. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Compensation Advisor roles make?

Salaries for Compensation Advisor level roles vary by specialization: Compensation Director: $207,379; Compensation Manager: $138,400; Compensation Partner: $137,814; Compensation Specialist: $127,224; Compensation Supervisor: $120,995.

How do different companies affect a Compensation Advisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Compensation Advisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Compensation Advisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Compensation Advisor make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Compensation Advisor in the United States is $62,822 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Compensation Advisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,753
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,668 to $69,591
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,974

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Compensation Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,591	$5,799	$1,338	$33
Average	$62,822	$5,235	$1,208	$30
25th Percentile	$57,668	$4,806	$1,109	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Compensation Advisor Salaries

A Compensation Advisor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Compensation Advisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compensation Advisor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,624
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,985
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,847
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,501
Expert (over 8 years): $76,278

Levels	Salary
Inventory... Level Compensation Advisor	$54,624
Compensat... Level Compensation Advisor	$62,985
Inventory... Level Compensation Advisor	$74,847
Inventory... Level Compensation Advisor	$99,501
Inventory... Level Compensation Advisor	$76,278

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How Do Compensation Advisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Compensation Advisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,557.
California: $69,293.
Massachusetts: $68,370.

District of Columbia $69,557 California $69,293 Massachusetts $68,370 Washington $68,118 New Jersey $68,093 Alaska $68,005 Connecticut $67,138 New York $66,787

Hawaii $65,662 Rhode Island $65,134 Maryland $64,776 Minnesota $64,286 Colorado $64,098 Illinois $64,035 Oregon $63,796 Delaware $63,620

New Hampshire $63,510 Virginia $63,262 Pennsylvania $62,540 Nevada $62,175 North Dakota $62,056 Michigan $61,868 Wisconsin $61,798 Vermont $61,660

Texas $61,277 Maine $61,252 Arizona $61,214 Ohio $61,170 Georgia $60,592 Indiana $60,303 Wyoming $60,247 Utah $60,159

Iowa $60,121 Kansas $59,820 Louisiana $59,732 North Carolina $59,700 Missouri $59,688 Florida $59,443 Montana $59,311 Nebraska $59,185

Kentucky $59,116 South Carolina $58,865 Tennessee $58,708 Idaho $58,645 New Mexico $58,186 Oklahoma $58,086 Alabama $57,715 South Dakota $57,093

Arkansas $56,754 West Virginia $56,572 Mississippi $56,025

Top Paying Cities for Compensation Advisors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $79,238
San Francisco: $78,459
Oakland: $76,719

San Jose, CA $79,238

San Francisco, CA $78,459

Oakland, CA $76,719

New York, NY $72,805

Queens Village, NY $72,334

Paramus, NJ $71,831

Passaic, NJ $71,768

Bergenfield, NJ $71,706

Stamford, CT $71,611

Huntington, NY $71,548

Newark, NJ $71,140

Bridgeport, CT $71,014

New Brunswick, NJ $70,807

Vallejo, CA $70,675

Middlesex, NJ $70,638

Somerset, NJ $70,581

Petaluma, CA $70,437

Santa Cruz, CA $70,192

Boston, MA $70,066

Monterey, CA $69,752

Fairbanks, AK $69,708

Los Angeles, CA $69,588

Washington, DC $69,557

Seattle, WA $69,444

Santa Rosa, CA $69,431

Juneau, AK $69,249

Orange, CA $69,042

Anchorage, AK $68,929

Anaheim, CA $68,885

Santa Ana, CA $68,791

Nassau, NY $68,753

Long Beach, CA $68,728

Danbury, CT $68,709

Santa Maria, CA $68,495

Everett, WA $68,483

Bremerton, WA $68,175

Trenton, NJ $68,056

Sacramento, CA $68,030

San Diego, CA $67,999

Brockton, MA $67,974

Tacoma, WA $67,949

Santa Barbara, CA $67,861

Lowell, MA $67,609

New Suffolk, NY $67,584

Nashua, NH $67,509

Lompoc, CA $67,408

Ventura, CA $67,346

Stockton, CA $67,327

New Haven, CT $67,201

Atlantic City, NJ $67,038

Hartford, CT $66,900

Modesto, CA $66,868

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,730

New Britain, CT $66,699

Kennewick, WA $66,611

Olympia, WA $66,611

New London, CT $66,598

Norwich, CT $66,579

Lawrence, MA $66,548

Bakersfield, CA $66,372

New Bedford, MA $66,284

Riverside, CA $66,284

Richland, WA $66,221

Portsmouth, NH $66,171

Vineland, NJ $66,158

San Bernardino, CA $66,108

Boulder, CO $65,932

Worcester, MA $65,882

Portland, OR $65,825

Saint Paul, MN $65,750

Minneapolis, MN $65,750

Philadelphia, PA $65,662

Honolulu, HI $65,329

Springfield, MA $65,109

Providence, RI $65,103

Chicago, IL $64,921

Bellingham, WA $64,845

Baltimore, MD $64,776

Chico, CA $64,619

Wilmington, DE $64,512

Pittsfield, MA $64,450

Manchester, NH $64,330

Spokane, WA $64,054

Denver, CO $64,047

Albany, NY $63,752

Troy, NY $63,727

Schenectady, NY $63,595

Burlington, VT $63,457

Portland, ME $63,237

Salem, OR $63,187

Yakima, WA $63,174

Ann Arbor, MI $63,155

Rochester, MN $62,979

Reno, NV $62,948

Fresno, CA $62,948

Milwaukee, WI $62,892

Detroit, MI $62,829

Allentown, PA $62,810

Carson City, NV $62,804

Houston, TX $62,709

Colorado Springs, CO $62,703

Syracuse, NY $62,672

Eugene, OR $62,552

Gary, IN $62,477

Bismarck, ND $62,477

Galveston, TX $62,477

Springfield, OR $62,427

Medford, OR $62,276

Fort Collins, CO $62,251

Austin, TX $62,200

Mesa, AZ $62,069

Phoenix, AZ $62,056

Dallas, TX $62,037

Reading, PA $61,999

Saint Cloud, MN $61,974

Concord, NH $61,918

Madison, WI $61,893

Utica, NY $61,723

Raleigh, NC $61,673

Las Vegas, NV $61,666

Rochester, NY $61,623

Des Moines, IA $61,616

Atlanta, GA $61,516

Battle Creek, MI $61,497

Salt Lake City, UT $61,478

Lancaster, PA $61,384

Champaign, IL $61,371

Harrisburg, PA $61,296

Durham, NC $61,239

Kansas City, MO $61,233

Kansas City, KS $61,220

Fort Worth, TX $61,214

Boca Raton, FL $61,189

Cleveland, OH $61,183

Columbus, OH $61,170

Pittsburgh, PA $61,164

Richmond, VA $61,139

Indianapolis, IN $61,126

Cincinnati, OH $61,045

Petersburg, VA $60,950

Lansing, MI $60,812

Billings, MT $60,812

Huntsville, AL $60,812

Lebanon, PA $60,806

Pueblo, CO $60,800

Dayton, OH $60,800

Appleton, WI $60,781

Buffalo, NY $60,756

Racine, WI $60,724

Charlotte, NC $60,718

Saint Louis, MO $60,699

Springfield, IL $60,674

York, PA $60,661

Elkhart, IN $60,661

Gastonia, NC $60,655

Benton Harbor, MI $60,655

Beaumont, TX $60,617

Lorain, OH $60,605

Toledo, OH $60,580

Binghamton, NY $60,548

Rock Hill, SC $60,542

Rockford, IL $60,511

Elyria, OH $60,479

Fargo, ND $60,479

Flagstaff, AZ $60,435

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,397

Miami, FL $60,360

Duluth, MN $60,259

Bangor, ME $60,178

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,109

Louisville, KY $60,077

Grand Rapids, MI $60,065

Hialeah, FL $60,058

Casper, WY $59,970

Scranton, PA $59,895

New Orleans, LA $59,876

Virginia Beach, VA $59,870

Akron, OH $59,838

Peoria, IL $59,757

Sarasota, FL $59,744

Green Bay, WI $59,700

Baton Rouge, LA $59,669

Charleston, SC $59,656

Nashville, TN $59,637

Jamestown, NY $59,625

Davenport, IA $59,625

Tucson, AZ $59,593

Cheyenne, WY $59,575

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,556

Tampa, FL $59,543

Omaha, NE $59,531

Evansville, IN $59,505

Port Arthur, TX $59,505

Bradenton, FL $59,480

Santa Fe, NM $59,367

Orlando, FL $59,304

Clearwater, FL $59,235

La Crosse, WI $59,103

Canton, OH $59,103

Grand Forks, ND $59,084

Tulsa, OK $59,066

Albuquerque, NM $59,066

Newport News, VA $59,059

High Point, NC $59,041

Ogden, UT $59,015

Corpus Christi, TX $58,965

Laramie, WY $58,927

Norfolk, VA $58,927

Rock Island, IL $58,890

Saginaw, MI $58,877

Jacksonville, FL $58,871

Salisbury, NC $58,858

Memphis, TN $58,846

Moline, IL $58,814

Fort Myers, FL $58,796

Waterloo, IA $58,714

Spartanburg, SC $58,651

Lincoln, NE $58,620

Fort Wayne, IN $58,607

Birmingham, AL $58,538

Cedar Falls, IA $58,525

Provo, UT $58,519

Springfield, OH $58,513

San Antonio, TX $58,500

Greensboro, NC $58,475

South Bend, IN $58,469

Winston Salem, NC $58,463

Boise, ID $58,444

Savannah, GA $58,400

Muskegon, MI $58,287

Lima, OH $58,211

Lake Charles, LA $58,186

Anderson, IN $58,174

Lexington, KY $58,155

Augusta, GA $58,136

Greenville, SC $58,136

Wichita, KS $58,079

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,079

Columbia, SC $58,023

Bloomington, IN $57,866

Roanoke, VA $57,828

Asheville, NC $57,746

Knoxville, TN $57,640

Shreveport, LA $57,633

Wilmington, NC $57,552

Frankfort, KY $57,432

Oklahoma City, OK $57,388

Chillicothe, OH $57,363

Longview, TX $57,357

Topeka, KS $57,338

Mobile, AL $57,244

Terre Haute, IN $57,219

Erie, PA $57,212

Altoona, PA $57,181

Melbourne, FL $57,162

Amarillo, TX $57,137

Killeen, TX $57,118

Fayetteville, AR $57,068

Sioux Falls, SD $57,024

Chattanooga, TN $56,986

Idaho Falls, ID $56,980

Gainesville, FL $56,848

Portsmouth, OH $56,817

Little Rock, AR $56,804

Lynchburg, VA $56,804

Youngstown, OH $56,779

Lafayette, LA $56,779

Temple, TX $56,754

Daytona Beach, FL $56,741

Clarksville, TN $56,735

Pensacola, FL $56,729

Hopkinsville, KY $56,540

Charleston, WV $56,534

Florence, SC $56,502

Sioux City, IA $56,465

Macon, GA $56,283

Tallahassee, FL $56,276

Fayetteville, NC $56,264

Wichita Falls, TX $56,251

Waco, TX $56,251

Pine Bluff, AR $56,226

Vincennes, IN $56,107

Lubbock, TX $56,082

Great Falls, MT $56,044

Alamogordo, NM $56,038

Abilene, TX $55,987

Rapid City, SD $55,906

Monroe, LA $55,906

Albany, GA $55,868

Huntington, WV $55,862

Jackson, MS $55,855

Greenville, MS $55,849

Parkersburg, WV $55,786

Montgomery, AL $55,774

Johnstown, PA $55,761

Springfield, MO $55,711

Biloxi, MS $55,680

Sumter, SC $55,548

Columbus, GA $55,541

Twin Falls, ID $55,504

Pascagoula, MS $55,422

Kingsport, TN $55,259

Gulfport, MS $55,240

Alexandria, LA $55,032

Fort Smith, AR $54,875

El Paso, TX $54,706

Helena, MT $54,624

Las Cruces, NM $54,423

Harlingen, TX $54,247

Pocatello, ID $54,191

Florence, AL $54,172

Brownsville, TX $54,159

Dothan, AL $54,059

Mcallen, TX $54,027

Columbus, MS $53,562

Altus, OK $53,273

Lawton, OK $53,154

Pierre, SD $52,928

What Skills Can Increase a Compensation Advisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.81% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Logistics (Mentioned in 3.2% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
ERP Systems (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Leveraging advanced tools and software systems to automate and manage core business functions cost-effectively to maximize performance.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.81%
Logistics	3.2%
ERP Systems	1.09%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Compensation Advisor's salary.

Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Analytical Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Process Improvement	$65,964	5%
Leadership	$65,335	4%
Analytical Skills	$64,707	3%
Planning	$64,707	3%
Analysis	$64,707	3%
Forecasting	$64,707	3%

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How Education impacts a Compensation Advisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Compensation Advisors enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Compensation Advisor with a Associate's Degree is between $67,424 and $71,621).

Compensation Advisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Compensation Advisor

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 24.0%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 53.3%

Masters 10.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	24.0%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	53.3%
Masters	10.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Compensation Advisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compensation Advisor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$57,668

Average $62,822/year

$69,591

$4,806

Average $5,235/month

$5,799

$1,109

Average $1,208/week

$1,338

$28

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,591	$5,799	$1,338	$33
Average	$62,822	$5,235	$1,208	$30
25th Percentile	$57,668	$4,806	$1,109	$28

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Salary Trends for Compensation Advisor

Salaries for a Compensation Advisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,399 in 2023 to around $63,266 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Compensation Advisor salary trends, .

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