SOC 11-3111 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Compensation and Benefits Managers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation and Benefits Managers in Ann Arbor, MI is $162,720. The 10th percentile is $86,180 and the 90th percentile is $259,450. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$162,720

10th percentile
$86,180
25th percentile
$135,890
Median
$162,720
75th percentile
$206,650
90th percentile
$259,450
Mean
$174,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Compensation and Benefits Managers, the published 10th percentile is $86,180 and the 90th percentile is $259,450. The difference is $173,270, which is 106.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $135,890 to the 75th at $206,650, covers $70,760.

The mean annual wage is $174,160, which sits above the median of $162,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 9% higher than the national median of $149,230 for Compensation and Benefits Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $161,301, which is 8.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% higher than the Michigan median of $151,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $162,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation and Benefits Managers at $161,301 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compensation and Benefits Managers. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $162,490 and employment of 330. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $162,007, against $161,301 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $110,870 and employment of 30. That median is 31.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,229, against $161,301 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $151,860 and employment of 60. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $158,939, against $161,301 here.

Employment share

Compensation and Benefits Managers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (30 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Compensation and Benefits Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Compensation and Benefits Managers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation and Benefits Managers in Ann Arbor, MI is $162,720. The 10th percentile is $86,180 and the 90th percentile is $259,450. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Compensation and Benefits Managers?

The local median is 9% higher than the national median of $149,230.

What is Compensation and Benefits Managers pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $162,720 is $161,301. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Compensation and Benefits Managers?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $162,490. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.