SOC 11-3111 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Compensation and Benefits Managers make in Reno, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation and Benefits Managers in Reno, NV is $115,180. The 10th percentile is $59,970 and the 90th percentile is $220,840. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$115,180

10th percentile
$59,970
25th percentile
$72,130
Median
$115,180
75th percentile
$140,020
90th percentile
$220,840
Mean
$123,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Compensation and Benefits Managers, the published 10th percentile is $59,970 and the 90th percentile is $220,840. The difference is $160,870, which is 139.7% 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 $72,130 to the 75th at $140,020, covers $67,890.

The mean annual wage is $123,230, which sits above the median of $115,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 22.8% lower than the national median of $149,230 for Compensation and Benefits Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $114,024, which is 23.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nevada median of $115,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $115,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation and Benefits Managers at $114,024 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Compensation and Benefits Managers. Reno, NV ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $159,450 and employment of 140. That median is 38.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,480, against $114,024 here.

Employment share

Compensation and Benefits Managers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (30 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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 Reno, NV · 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 Reno, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation and Benefits Managers in Reno, NV is $115,180. The 10th percentile is $59,970 and the 90th percentile is $220,840. Employment is 30.

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

The local median is 22.8% lower than the national median of $149,230.

What is Compensation and Benefits Managers pay in Reno, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $115,180 is $114,024. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Reno, NV compare with nearby metros for Compensation and Benefits Managers?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 127 miles away, at $159,450. Reno, NV ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.