How much do Compensation and Benefits Managers make in New Haven, CT?

Percentile spread

For Compensation and Benefits Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,070 and the 90th percentile is $243,120. The difference is $145,050, which is 114.6% 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 $98,250 to the 75th at $163,090, covers $64,840.

The mean annual wage is $146,700, which sits above the median of $126,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $149,230 for Compensation and Benefits Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,032, which is 18.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36.1% lower than the Connecticut median of $197,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation and Benefits Managers at $121,032 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compensation and Benefits Managers. New Haven, CT ranks 12th of 12 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $218,860 and employment of 230. That median is 72.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $204,802, against $121,032 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $162,480 and employment of 130. That median is 28.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $158,138, against $121,032 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 63 miles away, with a median of $179,730 and employment of 2,420. That median is 42% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,671, against $121,032 here.

Employment share

Compensation and Benefits Managers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (40 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.